Girls' name · since 1970
Venisha
266 babies named Venisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Venisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 266 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venisha has been recorded 266 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2015.
- #17,013 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 266 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venisha ranks #17,013 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Venisha's 266 recorded births place it above 76.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Venisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Venisha's full recorded timeline at 1986, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Venisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2015
- Peak year (1983)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Venisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (119 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Venisha's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Venisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 119 births (45% of all-time use).
Venisha by state
Where Venisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 266 births nationwide.
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What to do with Venisha's data
- Venisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Venishas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Venisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1970–2015 (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 Venisha 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.