How Many People Are Named Venessa?
An estimated 5,225 people in the United States have the first name Venessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Venessa peaked in popularity in 1984 with 239 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Venessa 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 Venessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,225
About 1 in 65,599 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1984
239 births
Total Registered
5,767
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Venessa
Venessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,767 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Venessa as a female name
Ranked #15,080 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (239 births)
Venessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Venessa span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,978 babies were registered. Venessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Venessa by Decade
How has Venessa 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.
Venessa by State
Birth registrations for Venessa span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Maryland, Oregon, Connecticut. On average, about 120 Venessas were registered per state.
Venessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Venessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Venessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Venessa?
We estimate approximately 5,225 people named Venessa 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 65,599 Americans share this first name.
Is Venessa a common name?
Venessa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,767 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Venessa most popular?
Venessa reached peak popularity in 1984, when 239 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Venessa is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Venessa a female name?
Venessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Venessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Venessa Smith, Venessa Johnson, Venessa 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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