Girls' name · since 1901
Venita
Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 5,708 babies named Venita, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,708
- born since 1901
- 1950s
- peak decade
Venita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 5,708 recorded since 1901.
Venita has 5,708 recorded births among girls since 1901, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2023.
- #2,352 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,708 born since 1901
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venita ranks #2,352 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,708 born since 1901, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,708
- born since 1901
- 1950s
- peak decade
Venita's 5,708 recorded births place it above 96.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Venita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Venita's full recorded timeline at 1953, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1906, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 243 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Venita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2023
- Peak year (1960)
- 243
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Venita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,241 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Venita's strongest decade.
1,241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Venita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 79
1900s
79 births
- 1910s 394
1910s
394 births
- 1920s
1920s
602 births
- 1930s
1930s
654 births
- 1940s
1940s
631 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,241 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,173 births
- 1970s
1970s
549 births
- 1980s 270
1980s
270 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,241 births (22% of all-time use).
How Venita 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 Venita's total volume
Venita by state
Where Venita concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 575 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 339 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 304 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 173 | 3.0% |
| #5 | California | | 160 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 114 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 109 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 102 | 1.8% |
575 of 5,708 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Venita appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Venita's data
- Venita's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,241 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Venitas (575 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Venita: 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 (~122 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, 1901–2023 (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 Venita 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.