Recorded 1962–1986 Girls' name Peak 1970 127 births

Venissa — girls' name

127 babies named Venissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s741980s33
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Venissa was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

11 babies were named Venissa in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Venissa between 1962 and 1986, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venissa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Venissa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venissa 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 127 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.

Venissa at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

127

Since 1962

25 years of records

Peak year

1970

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1962

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1986

Venissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1962

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1970)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 1986198119781975197219681962 9

Venissa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
74 births that decade — 58% of Venissa's all-time total
1960s201970s741980s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venissa?
127 babies have been named Venissa since 1962. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1970 with 11 births.
When was Venissa most popular?
Venissa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Venissa been used?
Venissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 25 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Venissa?
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, 1962–1986 (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.