Recorded 1913–1965 Boys' name Peak 1957 58 births

Venton — boys' name

58 babies named Venton in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Venton was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

8 babies were named Venton in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venton

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Venton between 1913 and 1965, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Venton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venton performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Venton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venton 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 58 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.

Venton at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

58

Since 1913

53 years of records

Peak year

1957

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1913

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1965

Venton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1913

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1957)
8
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Venton by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
18 births that decade — 31% of Venton's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venton?
58 babies have been named Venton since 1913. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1957 with 8 births.
When was Venton most popular?
Venton was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Venton been used?
Venton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 53 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Venton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ventura, Venson, Venancio, Venice, 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, 1913–1965 (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.