How Many People Are Named Vena?
An estimated 741 people in the United States have the first name Vena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Vena peaked in popularity in 1919 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
741
About 1 in 462,556 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1919
74 births
Total Registered
2,804
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vena
Vena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,804 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vena as a female name
Ranked #13,332 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (74 births)
Vena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 523 babies were registered. Vena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vena by Decade
How has Vena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vena by State
Birth registrations for Vena span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Mississippi, Illinois. On average, about 32 Venas were registered per state.
Vena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vena
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vena?
We estimate approximately 741 people named Vena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 462,556 Americans share this first name.
Is Vena a common name?
Vena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,804 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vena most popular?
Vena reached peak popularity in 1919, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vena is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vena a female name?
Vena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vena Smith, Vena Johnson, Vena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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