Boys' name · since 1988
Venkat
Venkat has 106 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 106
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
106 boys have been named Venkat since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venkat has been recorded 106 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2012.
- #17,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 106 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venkat ranks #17,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 106
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Venkat's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Venkat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Venkat's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Venkat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2012
- Peak year (2005)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Venkat by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (57 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Venkat's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Venkat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Venkat's data
- Venkat's decade-level peak was the 2000s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Venkat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1988–2012 (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 Venkat 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.