Boys' name · since 1997
Veniamin
89 babies named Veniamin in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 89
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Veniamin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 89 have been recorded since 1997.
Veniamin has 89 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2023.
- #18,195 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 89 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veniamin ranks #18,195 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 89
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Veniamin's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Veniamin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Veniamin's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Veniamin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2023
- Peak year (1999)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Veniamin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (54 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Veniamin's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Veniamin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 54 births (61% of all-time use).
Veniamin by state
Where Veniamin concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Washington | | 5 | 5.6% |
5 of 89 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Veniamin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Veniamins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Veniamin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1997–2023 (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 Veniamin 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.