Recorded 1914–2017 Boys' name Peak 1961 671 births

Venson — boys' name

671 babies named Venson in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s461920s761930s581940s561950s931960s1161970s761980s711990s432000s232010s13
1960s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Venson was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

16 babies were named Venson in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venson

The Social Security Administration has registered 671 babies named Venson between 1914 and 2017, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Venson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venson performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Venson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venson 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 671 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.

Venson at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

671

Since 1914

104 years of records

Peak year

1961

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1914

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2017

Venson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1914

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1961)
16
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
05101520 201719921980196919591949193719251914 9

Venson by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
116 births that decade — 17% of Venson's all-time total
1910s461920s761930s581940s561950s931960s1161970s761980s711990s432000s232010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venson?
671 babies have been named Venson since 1914. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1961 with 16 births.
When was Venson most popular?
Venson was most popular in the 1960s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Venson been used?
Venson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 104 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Venson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ventura, Venancio, Venice, Vencent, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–2017 (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.