How Many People Are Named Veneta?
An estimated 175 people in the United States have the first name Veneta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Veneta peaked in popularity in 1915 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Veneta 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 Veneta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Veneta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
175
About 1 in 1,958,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1915
25 births
Total Registered
748
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Veneta
Veneta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 748 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Veneta as a female name
Ranked #9,622 in 1972
5 female births in 1972
Peak: 1915 (25 births)
Veneta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Veneta span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 192 babies were registered. Veneta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Veneta by Decade
How has Veneta 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.
Veneta by State
Birth registrations for Veneta span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana. The lowest are in Indiana, Missouri, Illinois. On average, about 11 Venetas were registered per state.
Veneta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Veneta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Veneta
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Veneta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Veneta?
We estimate approximately 175 people named Veneta 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 1,958,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Veneta a common name?
Veneta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 748 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Veneta most popular?
Veneta reached peak popularity in 1915, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Veneta is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Veneta a female name?
Veneta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Veneta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Veneta Smith, Veneta Johnson, Veneta 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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