How Many People Are Named Venetta?
An estimated 509 people in the United States have the first name Venetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Venetta peaked in popularity in 1954 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Venetta 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 Venetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
509
About 1 in 673,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1954
28 births
Total Registered
995
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Venetta
Venetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 995 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Venetta as a female name
Ranked #12,769 in 1986
5 female births in 1986
Peak: 1954 (28 births)
Venetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Venetta span from the 1900s to the 1980s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 201 babies were registered. Venetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Venetta by Decade
How has Venetta 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.
Venetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Venetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Venetta
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Venetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Venetta?
We estimate approximately 509 people named Venetta 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 673,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Venetta a common name?
Venetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 995 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Venetta most popular?
Venetta reached peak popularity in 1954, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Venetta is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Venetta a female name?
Venetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Venetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Venetta Smith, Venetta Johnson, Venetta 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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