Recorded 1885–1977 Girls' name Peak 1920 261 births

Venia — girls' name

261 babies named Venia in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s171890s191900s221910s651920s731930s241950s231960s71970s11
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Venia was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

13 babies were named Venia in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venia

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Venia between 1885 and 1977, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Venia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 261 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Venia at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

261

Since 1885

93 years of records

Peak year

1920

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1885

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 1977

Venia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1885

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1920)
13
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
468101214 19771957193119221917191018991885 6

Venia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
73 births that decade — 28% of Venia's all-time total
1880s171890s191900s221910s651920s731930s241950s231960s71970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venia?
261 babies have been named Venia since 1885. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1920 with 13 births.
When was Venia most popular?
Venia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Venia been used?
Venia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 93 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Venia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Venus, Venessa, Venita, Venice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1885–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.