How Many People Are Named Venola?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Venola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Venola peaked in popularity in 1919 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Venola 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 Venola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Venola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Venola is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1919
9 births
Total Registered
89
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Venola
Venola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 89 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Venola as a female name
Ranked #5,335 in 1942
5 female births in 1942
Peak: 1919 (9 births)
Venola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Venola span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 32 babies were registered. Venola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Venola by Decade
How has Venola 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.
Venola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Venola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Venola
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Venola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Venola?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Venola 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 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Venola a common name?
Venola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 89 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Venola most popular?
Venola reached peak popularity in 1919, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Venola is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Venola a female name?
Venola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Venola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Venola Smith, Venola Johnson, Venola 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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