How Many People Are Named Venita?
An estimated 3,100 people in the United States have the first name Venita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Venita peaked in popularity in 1960 with 243 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Venita 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 Venita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,100
About 1 in 110,566 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1960
243 births
Total Registered
5,708
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Venita
Venita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,708 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Venita as a female name
Ranked #15,042 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1960 (243 births)
Venita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Venita span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,241 babies were registered. Venita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Venita by Decade
How has Venita 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.
Venita by State
Birth registrations for Venita span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, Missouri. The lowest are in South Carolina, Iowa, Washington. On average, about 104 Venitas were registered per state.
Venita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Venita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Venita
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Venita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Venita?
We estimate approximately 3,100 people named Venita 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 110,566 Americans share this first name.
Is Venita a common name?
Venita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,708 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Venita most popular?
Venita reached peak popularity in 1960, when 243 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Venita is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Venita a female name?
Venita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Venita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Venita Smith, Venita Johnson, Venita 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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