Unisex name · since 1895

Venice

Venice has 2,946 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,636 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,247 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,946
born since 1895
2010s
peak decade

Venice currently ranks #5247 among unisex names in America, with 2,946 babies recorded since 1895.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venice has been recorded 2,946 times among girls since 1895, currently ranked #5247 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.

  • #3,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,247 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,946 born since 1895
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venice ranks #3,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,247 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,946 born since 1895, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,636 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,247 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,946
born since 1895
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%69.6%
Venice vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Venice's 2,946 recorded births place it above 94.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Venice compares

2,946 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Venice's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Venice Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,946 376 567,345
Peak-year births 63 21 19,840

Venice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Venice splits its recorded history at 1961: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Venice popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
63
Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
020406080 189519131930194719641981199820152025 24

Venice popularity over time - boys

286 total births recorded since 1916 (Venice as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 286 births
468101214 191619281936195619702008201520202025 8

Venice by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (389 births, 13% of the file).

2010s was Venice's strongest decade.

389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.

Venice births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 389 births (13% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Venice compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Venice's total volume

Venice vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -55, 3.4%-84, 9.1%-29, 9.4%-142, 2.4%-131, 2.1%-96, 2.6%-44, 10.4%-48, 8.5%-41, 9.1%-146, 3%-132, 2.6%-92, 5.1%-34, 9.1%-34, 6.2%-58, 6.7%Venice-131, 2.1%Venice
Venice vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Venice by state

Where Venice concentrates geographically, total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Venice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
295 10.0%
#2 Utah
108 3.7%
#3 New York
54 1.8%
#4 Georgia
24 0.8%
#5 Alabama
12 0.4%
#6 Idaho
12 0.4%
#7 Texas
12 0.4%
#8 Ohio
10 0.3%
California share of Venice's total US births 10.0%
Even split

295 of 2,946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Venice appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venice?
2,946 babies have been named Venice since 1895. All-time, it sits at #3,636 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,247 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1921 with 63 births.
Where does Venice sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venice ranks #3,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,247 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Venice most popular?
Venice was most popular in the 2010s decade with 389 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Venice most popular?
The top states for the name Venice are California (295 births), Utah (108 births), New York (54 births).
Is Venice a unisex name?
Yes, Venice is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,946 births, and as a boy's name it has 286 births.
How long has the name Venice been used?
Records for Venice go back to 1895, giving 131 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Venice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Venus, Venessa, Venita, Vena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Venice's data

  • Venice's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (389 total births) through the 2020s (202) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Venices (295 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.

Keep exploring Venice

Nearby Names Like Venice

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Venice

Names with a similar popularity rank to Venice

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Venice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1895–2025 (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 Venice 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.