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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Vena

Vena was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 501st; the most babies were born in 1919 (74). More babies were named Vena in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191974 babies
Total since 1880
2,804babies recorded

Vena popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#17,5215
1990#15,1785
1980#6,78010
1970#3,57118
1960#2,43025
1950#2,43118
1940#2,19815
1930#1,24937
1920#89267
1910#83028
1900#57537
1890#66617
1880#54411

How popular is Vena, counting every spelling?

Vena is a spelling of Veena, a name family that had 27 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 27 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Veena18#6,53069

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Vena?

About 800 people born in the US named Vena are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 49 and 72. That makes Vena a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Vena by state

How common Vena was among girls born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (3.8×), Texas (2.0×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesKY0.19West Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWV0.06Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Vena, girls, 1917–1921. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Vena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vena, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Vena

How popular is the name Vena?

Vena was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 501st; the most babies were born in 1919 (74). More babies were named Vena in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Vena a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vena in the US.

Where was Vena most popular?

In 1917–1921, Vena was most common in Kentucky (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Arkansas.