Venus
#1,990 for girls in 2025, 96 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to girls 99.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 295 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 9,956since 1887
Venus over time
Rank among girls' names. Venus has never cracked the top 500 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,990 | 96 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,719 | 118 | #12,349 | 5 |
| 2023 | #1,465 | 150 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,325 | 177 | #12,330 | 5 |
| 2021 | #1,532 | 137 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,559 | 135 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,816 | 112 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,727 | 119 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,792 | 116 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,287 | 83 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,524 | 71 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,843 | 60 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,408 | 75 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,401 | 77 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,664 | 66 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,220 | 87 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,148 | 93 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,865 | 114 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,750 | 66 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,136 | 53 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,407 | 73 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,071 | 50 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,800 | 55 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,046 | 84 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,171 | 75 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,969 | 85 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,424 | 60 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,940 | 78 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,023 | 70 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,361 | 34 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,977 | 39 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,432 | 52 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,639 | 46 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,650 | 46 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,660 | 45 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,799 | 41 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,769 | 76 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,369 | 46 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,762 | 67 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,691 | 69 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,536 | 79 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,355 | 88 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,283 | 95 | — | |
| 1982 | #950 | 156 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #971 | 151 | — | |
| 1980 | #832 | 188 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #836 | 186 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #722 | 219 | — | |
| 1977 | #740 | 207 | — | |
| 1976 | #681 | 218 | — | |
| 1975 | #707 | 210 | — | |
| 1974 | #693 | 212 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #664 | 224 | — | |
| 1972 | #661 | 227 | — | |
| 1971 | #682 | 225 | — | |
| 1970 | #767 | 188 | — | |
| 1969 | #868 | 145 | — | |
| 1968 | #826 | 151 | — | |
| 1967 | #668 | 208 | — | |
| 1966 | #752 | 171 | — | |
| 1965 | #767 | 167 | — | |
| 1964 | #786 | 173 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #722 | 201 | — | |
| 1962 | #806 | 168 | — | |
| 1961 | #730 | 203 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #759 | 180 | — | |
| 1959 | #570 | 295 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,007 | 106 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,033 | 103 | — | |
| 1956 | #951 | 112 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,010 | 98 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,267 | 61 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,622 | 37 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,454 | 44 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,611 | 35 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,352 | 46 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,409 | 43 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,188 | 20 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #1,499 | 27 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,310 | 34 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,559 | 28 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,623 | 26 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,466 | 31 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,354 | 36 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #1,252 | 39 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,115 | 47 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,626 | 26 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #1,369 | 32 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,255 | 36 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #1,377 | 29 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,114 | 40 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #1,115 | 37 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #1,444 | 20 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,120 | 24 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,071 | 17 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,171 | 15 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | — | |
| 1902 | #773 | 20 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #970 | 15 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,047 | 11 | — | |
| 1897 | #867 | 14 | — | |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 | — | |
| 1895 | #815 | 15 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Venus! It came in at #1,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1890, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Venus is popular in 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#350 · 1 in 2,219
- Illinois#513 · 1 in 3,865
- New Jersey#581 · 1 in 4,650
- Michigan#717 · 1 in 7,534
- California#736 · 1 in 5,990
Best ever in a state: #162 in Alaska, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #350 | 45 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Illinois | #513 | 20 | 1 in 3,865 |
| New Jersey | #581 | 8 | 1 in 4,650 |
| Michigan | #717 | 8 | 1 in 7,534 |
| California | #736 | 29 | 1 in 5,990 |
| Ohio | #781 | 8 | 1 in 9,164 |
| Florida | #840 | 7 | 1 in 7,373 |
| Pennsylvania | #890 | 6 | 1 in 11,493 |
| Texas | #1,397 | 7 | 1 in 17,126 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Venus
- 271 spots since 2024 (#1,719 → #1,990)
- 431 spots since 2020 (#1,559 → #1,990)
- 534 spots since 2015 (#2,524 → #1,990)
- Biggest jump: 693 spots in 1902 (#1,466 → #773)
- Biggest drop: 667 spots in 1903 (#773 → #1,440)
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1959 at #570 (295 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 30 yrs · run 1959–1982
- Highest: 1 in 6,510 girls born in 1973 were named Venus (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,742 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #570 in 1959, was only 1 in 6,859 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.3% of all girls named Venus (2,116) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | #1,036 (1888) | #1,154 |
| 1890s | 96 | #815 (1895) | #1,070 |
| 1900s | 116 | #773 (1902) | #1,178 |
| 1910s | 274 | #1,055 (1912) | #1,209 |
| 1920s | 319 | #1,115 (1921) | #1,461 |
| 1930s | 175 | #1,499 (1930) | #1,975 |
| 1940s | 186 | #1,409 (1949) | #2,269 |
| 1950s | 937 | #570 (1959) | #1,188 |
| 1960s | 1,767 | #668 (1967) | #768 |
| 1970s | 2,116 | #661 (1972) | #715 |
| 1980s | 1,015 | #832 (1980) | #1,452 |
| 1990s | 511 | #1,940 (1998) | #2,591 |
| 2000s | 748 | #1,865 (2008) | #2,436 |
| 2010s | 866 | #1,727 (2018) | #2,268 |
| 2020s | 813 | #1,325 (2022) | #1,598 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Venus in 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 8,831 of them was named Venus, which outranked 93.2% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 254,850 of them was named Venus, which outranked 32.3% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,495Zebulin8
- #4,495Zeeshan8
- #4,495Zeyad8
- #4,940Venus7
- #4,940Aamir7
- #4,940Aaren7
- #4,940Abasi7
- #5,525Aarion6
- #5,525Abdallah6
- #5,525Abdias6
Tied with 584 names at #4,940; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.