How Many People Are Named Venus?
An estimated 7,965 people in the United States have the first name Venus. It is predominantly female (99.0%). The average bearer is 42 years old, and Venus peaked in popularity in 1959 with 295 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Venus 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 Venus paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Venus is overwhelmingly female, 101 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,965
About 1 in 43,033 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1959
295 births
Total Registered
9,959
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Venus
Venus is predominantly female (99.0%), though 101 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Venus as a male name
Ranked #14,071 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (9 births)
Venus as a female name
Ranked #1,736 in 2024
117 female births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (295 births)
Venus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Venus span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,126 babies were registered. While Venus is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Venus by Decade
How has Venus 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.
Venus by State
Birth registrations for Venus span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Alaska, Minnesota. On average, about 192 Venuss were registered per state.
Venus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Venus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Venus
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Venus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Venus?
We estimate approximately 7,965 people named Venus 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 43,033 Americans share this first name.
Is Venus a common name?
Venus is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,959 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Venus most popular?
Venus reached peak popularity in 1959, when 295 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Venus is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Venus a female name?
Venus is predominantly female. 99.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Venus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Venus Smith, Venus Johnson, Venus 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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