Girls' name · since 1957
Venica
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Venica, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #54,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Venica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venica has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1973.
- #54,378 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venica ranks #54,378 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #54,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Venica's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Venica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Venica splits its recorded history at 1973: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Venica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1973
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1973.
11 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 6 births in a single year.
Venica by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Venica's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Venica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Venica decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Venica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1957–1973 (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 Venica 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.
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