Venus

Girl name

Venus has been given to 10,057 babies in the U.S. since 1887. It peaked in 1959.

Meaning & origin /ˈviːnəs/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,057

Peak year

1959 (295 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1887

10-year trend

▲ +35%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Venus.

10,029 babies since 1919

10,109 babies since 1938

10,122 babies since 1934

10,185 babies since 1931

10,223 babies since 1930

10,260 babies since 1909

10,268 babies since 1908

10,323 babies since 1899

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