Recorded 1913–1942 Girls' name Peak 1919 89 births

Venola — girls' name

89 babies named Venola in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s321930s271940s5
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Venola was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

9 babies were named Venola in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venola

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Venola between 1913 and 1942, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Venola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venola 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 89 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.

Venola at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

89

Since 1913

30 years of records

Peak year

1919

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1913

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1942

Venola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1913

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1919)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Venola by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 36% of Venola's all-time total
1910s251920s321930s271940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venola?
89 babies have been named Venola since 1913. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1919 with 9 births.
When was Venola most popular?
Venola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Venola been used?
Venola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 30 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Venola?
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, 1913–1942 (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.