Recorded 1884–1970 Unisex name Peak 1917 1,339 births

Vennie — unisex name

1,339 babies named Vennie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s451890s1021900s1751910s2611920s3101930s2091940s1201950s801960s311970s6
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Vennie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

44 babies were named Vennie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vennie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,339 babies named Vennie between 1884 and 1970, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vennie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 44 babies received it in a single year. Vennie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 71 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vennie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 310 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Vennie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Vennie in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vennie 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 1,339 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.

Vennie at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

1,339

Since 1884

87 years of records

Peak year

1917

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1884

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 1970

Vennie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1884

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1917)
44
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
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Vennie popularity over time — boys

71 total births recorded since 1915 (Vennie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 71 births
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Vennie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
310 births that decade — 23% of Vennie's all-time total
1880s451890s1021900s1751910s2611920s3101930s2091940s1201950s801960s311970s6

Vennie by state

Where Vennie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vennie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
60 4.5%
#2 North Carolina
48 3.6%
#3 Alabama
32 2.4%
#4 Georgia
28 2.1%
#5 Tennessee
22 1.6%
#6 Mississippi
15 1.1%
#7 Arkansas
5 0.4%
#8 Oklahoma
5 0.4%
Texas share of Vennie's total US births 4.5%
Even split

60 of 1,339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Vennie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vennie?
1,339 babies have been named Vennie since 1884. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1917 with 44 births.
When was Vennie most popular?
Vennie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 310 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Vennie most popular?
The top states for the name Vennie are Texas (60 births), North Carolina (48 births), Alabama (32 births).
Is Vennie a unisex name?
Yes, Vennie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,339 births, and as a boy's name it has 71 births.
How long has the name Vennie been used?
Vennie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 87 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Vennie?
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.

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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, 1884–1970 (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.