Girls' name · since 1885
Venia
Venia has 261 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 261
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Venia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 261 have been recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venia has been recorded 261 times among girls since 1885, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1977.
- #17,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 261 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venia ranks #17,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 261 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 261
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Venia's 261 recorded births place it above 76.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Venia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Venia splits its recorded history at 1920: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Venia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1977
- Peak year (1920)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Venia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (73 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Venia's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Venia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 73 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Venia's data
- Venia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Venia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~92 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Venia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.