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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Venita

Venita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 649th with 243 babies. More babies were named Venita in the 1950s 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
1960243 babies
Total since 1880
5,708babies recorded

Venita popularity since 1880

0125250375500 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#10,7149
1990#10,1668
1980#3,06429
1970#1,50267
1960#649243
1950#1,04078
1940#89365
1930#83873
1920#93861
1910#1,02819
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Venita, counting every spelling?

Venita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Venita?

About 3,400 people born in the US named Venita are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 56 and 72. That makes Venita 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.

Venita by state

How common Venita was among girls born in each state in 1958–1962, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (2.7×), Alabama (2.4×), Ohio (2.3×), Kentucky (2.1×), Texas (1.9×). In 30 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIL0.10Michigan: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMI0.08New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: 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: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesOH0.21Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCA0.07Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMO0.16Kentucky: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesKY0.19West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesVA0.11Maryland: 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: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesKS0.15Arkansas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesAR0.12Tennessee: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesTN0.24North Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNC0.11South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesDC0.08Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesLA0.10Mississippi: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMS0.09Alabama: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesAL0.21Georgia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesGA0.09Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTX0.17Florida: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesFL0.11
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Venita, girls, 1958–1962. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Venita

How popular is the name Venita?

Venita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 649th with 243 babies. More babies were named Venita in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Venita a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Venita most popular?

In 1958–1962, Venita was most common in Tennessee (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Ohio.