Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1915
Venona
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Venona, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 23
- total births
- 1915–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Venona sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1915.
Venona has 23 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1918.
- 23 total births
- 1915–1918 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Venona since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1918.
- 23
- total births
- 1915–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Venona was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
9 babies were named Venona in 1915 - its busiest year on record.
Venona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Venona's full recorded timeline at 1917, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Venona at a glance
Last recorded 1918Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Venona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1918
- Peak year (1915)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Venona by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Venona's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Venona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Venona? ▼
23 babies have been named Venona since 1915. It was last recorded in 1918. The peak year was 1915 with 9 births.
When was Venona most popular? ▼
Venona was most popular in the 1910s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Venona been used? ▼
Records for Venona go back to 1915, giving 4 years of history through 1918.
What names are similar to Venona? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Venona
Nearby Names Like Venona
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Venona
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Venessa Girl
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Venita Girl
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Venice Girl
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Vena Girl
#12168 2,804 births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1915–1918 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Venona: Baby Name Since 1915 - 23 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/venona. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Venona 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 July 2026.