Recorded 1997–2023 Boys' name Peak 1999 89 births

Veniamin — boys' name

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.

1990s302000s542020s5
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Veniamin was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

14 babies were named Veniamin in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veniamin

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Veniamin between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Veniamin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veniamin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Veniamin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Veniamin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veniamin 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 89 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.

Veniamin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

89

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

1999

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Veniamin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
14
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
46810121416 2023200820052003200119991997 8

Veniamin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
54 births that decade — 61% of Veniamin's all-time total
1990s302000s542020s5

Veniamin by state

Where Veniamin concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Veniamin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.6%
#2 Washington
5 5.6%
California share of Veniamin's total US births 5.6%
Even split

5 of 89 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veniamin?
89 babies have been named Veniamin since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 14 births.
When was Veniamin most popular?
Veniamin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Veniamin most popular?
The top states for the name Veniamin are California (5 births), Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Veniamin been used?
Veniamin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Veniamin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ventura, Venson, Venancio, Venice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–2023 (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.