Girls' name · since 1942
Venise
Venise has 465 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 465
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Venise sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 465 recorded since 1942.
Venise has 465 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2015.
- #12,392 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 465 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venise ranks #12,392 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 465 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 465
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Venise's 465 recorded births place it above 82.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Venise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Venise's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Venise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2015
- Peak year (1960)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Venise by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (124 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Venise's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Venise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
94 births
- 1960s
1960s
124 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 124 births (27% of all-time use).
Venise by state
Where Venise concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Venise's data
- Venise's decade-level peak was the 1960s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Venises (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Venise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1942–2015 (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 Venise 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.