Venus
Venus was the 2001st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 570th with 295 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 553 places. More babies were named Venus in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,001 girls, down 432 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 96girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1959295 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,057babies recorded
Venus popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 101 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,001 | 96 |
| 2020 | #1,569 | 135 |
| 2010 | #2,236 | 87 |
| 2000 | #1,984 | 85 |
| 1990 | #2,849 | 41 |
| 1980 | #834 | 188 |
| 1970 | #768 | 188 |
| 1960 | #760 | 180 |
| 1950 | #1,364 | 46 |
| 1940 | #2,101 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,533 | 27 |
| 1920 | #1,664 | 26 |
| 1910 | #1,206 | 15 |
| 1900 | #1,006 | 15 |
| 1890 | #1,200 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Venus, counting every spelling?
Venus has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Venus?
96 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Venus (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Venus born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 87 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Venus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Venus?
About 8,300 people born in the US named Venus are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 22 and 59. That makes Venus mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Venus by state
How common Venus was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×), Florida (1.7×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Venus: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Venus, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Venus
How popular is the name Venus?
Venus was the 2001st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 570th with 295 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 553 places. More babies were named Venus in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Venus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Venus in the US.
Where is Venus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Venus was most common in California (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.