How Many People Are Named Venus?
people named Venus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 40,620 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,057 babies named Venus in Social Security records from 1887 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
295 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of love and sex. Her character was assimilated with that of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. As the mother of Aeneas she was considered an ancestor of the Roman people. The second planet from the sun is named after her.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Venus, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Venus alive today is about 41 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 58 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Venus first appears in the records in 1887 and was given most often in 1959, to 295 babies. In 2025, 96 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Venus has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #570, in 1959. In 2025 it ranked #2,001.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,001 |
| Best rank | #570 (1959) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #732 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Venus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Venus were born in California than in any other state: about 1,260 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Venus was given 2.8 times as often in New York, 2 times in California and 2 times in Illinois.
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