Venus Girl
How popular is Venus?
#1,990 girl name in 2025
96 baby girls were named Venus in the US in 2025, making it the 1990th most popular girl name.
8,492living people named Venus (est.)
48median age of people named Venus
10,057babies named Venus since 1880
1 in 34,535US babies born in 2025
Venus popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,990 for girls (▼ 271 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 96 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,524 in 2015, #1,559 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (295 girls) |
| Highest rank | #570 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1887 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Venus is most popular
Babies named Venus per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (126 girls)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (61 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (89 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 girls)
Venus by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | #1,036 |
| 1890s | 96 | #815 |
| 1900s | 116 | #773 |
| 1910s | 274 | #1,055 |
| 1920s | 319 | #1,115 |
| 1930s | 175 | #1,498 |
| 1940s | 186 | #1,408 |
| 1950s | 937 | #570 |
| 1960s | 1,767 | #668 |
| 1970s | 2,116 | #661 |
| 1980s | 1,015 | #832 |
| 1990s | 511 | #1,937 |
| 2000s | 748 | #1,865 |
| 2010s | 866 | #1,727 |
| 2020s | 813 | #1,325 |
Girl names about as popular as Venus
Questions
- Is Venus a boy or girl name?
- Venus is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Venus were girls.
- How popular is the name Venus?
- 96 baby girls were named Venus in the US in 2025, making it the 1990th most popular girl name.
- When was Venus most popular?
- Venus peaked in 1959, when 295 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #570 in 1959.
- How many people are named Venus?
- 10,057 babies have been named Venus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,492 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.
- Where is Venus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Venus was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.