Girls' name · since 1906
Venora
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 266 babies named Venora, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Venora is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 266 have been recorded since 1906.
Social Security Administration records show Venora recorded 266 times among girls since 1906, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2020.
- #17,014 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 266 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venora ranks #17,014 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Venora's 266 recorded births place it above 76.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Venora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Venora's full recorded timeline at 1936, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% 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 1920 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Venora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2020
- Peak year (1920)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Venora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (88 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Venora's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Venora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 88 births (33% of all-time use).
Venora by state
Where Venora concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 5.6% |
15 of 266 births nationwide.
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What to do with Venora's data
- Venora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Venoras (15 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 Venora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1906–2020 (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 Venora 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.