Recorded 1957–1973 Girls' name Peak 1973 11 births

Venica — girls' name

11 babies named Venica in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s6
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Venica was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Venica in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venica

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Venica between 1957 and 1973, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Venica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venica 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 11 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.

Venica at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

11

Since 1957

17 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1957

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1973

Venica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1957

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 19731957 5

Venica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 55% of Venica's all-time total
1950s51970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venica?
11 babies have been named Venica since 1957. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Venica most popular?
Venica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Venica been used?
Venica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 17 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Venica?
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, 1957–1973 (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.