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01 / Meaning & origin
Venus is a feminine given name documented in English, Spanish, Cebuano and 4 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Middle English Venus.
Separate records with matching spellings: Vénus (French)
2 source accounts
Inherited from Middle English Venus, borrowed from Latin Venus.
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02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 96 girls (rank 1990). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Venus
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | 5 | 1,147 | observed |
| 1888 | 7 | 1,036 | observed |
| 1889 | 5 | 1,279 | observed |
| 1890 | 7 | 1,099 | observed |
| 1891 | 8 | 1,006 | observed |
| 1892 | 5 | 1,450 | observed |
| 1893 | 6 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1894 | 8 | 1,136 | observed |
| 1895 | 15 | 815 | observed |
| 1896 | 13 | 903 | observed |
| 1897 | 14 | 867 | observed |
| 1898 | 11 | 1,047 | observed |
| 1899 | 9 | 1,099 | observed |
| 1900 | 15 | 970 | observed |
| 1901 | 6 | 1,466 | observed |
| 1902 | 20 | 773 | observed |
| 1903 | 7 | 1,440 | observed |
| 1904 | 9 | 1,251 | observed |
| 1905 | 13 | 1,057 | observed |
| 1906 | 9 | 1,321 | observed |
| 1907 | 13 | 1,092 | observed |
| 1908 | 11 | 1,261 | observed |
| 1909 | 13 | 1,152 | observed |
| 1910 | 15 | 1,171 | observed |
| 1911 | 17 | 1,071 | observed |
| 1912 | 24 | 1,055 | observed |
| 1913 | 24 | 1,120 | observed |
| 1914 | 20 | 1,444 | observed |
| 1915 | 37 | 1,115 | observed |
| 1916 | 40 | 1,114 | observed |
| 1917 | 29 | 1,377 | observed |
| 1918 | 36 | 1,255 | observed |
| 1919 | 32 | 1,369 | observed |
| 1920 | 26 | 1,626 | observed |
| 1921 | 47 | 1,115 | observed |
| 1922 | 39 | 1,252 | observed |
| 1923 | 34 | 1,350 | observed |
| 1924 | 36 | 1,354 | observed |
| 1925 | 31 | 1,466 | observed |
| 1926 | 26 | 1,623 | observed |
| 1927 | 28 | 1,559 | observed |
| 1928 | 34 | 1,310 | observed |
| 1929 | 18 | 1,953 | observed |
| 1930 | 27 | 1,499 | observed |
| 1931 | 24 | 1,549 | observed |
| 1932 | 19 | 1,817 | observed |
| 1933 | 21 | 1,658 | observed |
| 1934 | 16 | 2,003 | observed |
| 1935 | 14 | 2,206 | observed |
| 1936 | 16 | 1,950 | observed |
| 1937 | 13 | 2,317 | observed |
| 1938 | 12 | 2,447 | observed |
| 1939 | 13 | 2,300 | observed |
| 1940 | 16 | 2,029 | observed |
| 1941 | 11 | 2,668 | observed |
| 1942 | 11 | 2,817 | observed |
| 1943 | 11 | 2,861 | observed |
| 1944 | 15 | 2,287 | observed |
| 1945 | 13 | 2,458 | observed |
| 1946 | 21 | 2,024 | observed |
| 1947 | 25 | 1,946 | observed |
| 1948 | 20 | 2,188 | observed |
| 1949 | 43 | 1,409 | observed |
| 1950 | 46 | 1,352 | observed |
| 1951 | 35 | 1,611 | observed |
| 1952 | 44 | 1,454 | observed |
| 1953 | 37 | 1,622 | observed |
| 1954 | 61 | 1,267 | observed |
| 1955 | 98 | 1,010 | observed |
| 1956 | 112 | 951 | observed |
| 1957 | 103 | 1,033 | observed |
| 1958 | 106 | 1,007 | observed |
| 1959 | 295 | 570 | observed |
| 1960 | 180 | 759 | observed |
| 1961 | 203 | 730 | observed |
| 1962 | 168 | 806 | observed |
| 1963 | 201 | 722 | observed |
| 1964 | 173 | 786 | observed |
| 1965 | 167 | 767 | observed |
| 1966 | 171 | 752 | observed |
| 1967 | 208 | 668 | observed |
| 1968 | 151 | 826 | observed |
| 1969 | 145 | 868 | observed |
| 1970 | 188 | 767 | observed |
| 1971 | 225 | 682 | observed |
| 1972 | 227 | 661 | observed |
| 1973 | 224 | 664 | observed |
| 1974 | 212 | 693 | observed |
| 1975 | 210 | 707 | observed |
| 1976 | 218 | 681 | observed |
| 1977 | 207 | 740 | observed |
| 1978 | 219 | 722 | observed |
| 1979 | 186 | 836 | observed |
| 1980 | 188 | 832 | observed |
| 1981 | 151 | 971 | observed |
| 1982 | 156 | 950 | observed |
| 1983 | 95 | 1,283 | observed |
| 1984 | 88 | 1,355 | observed |
| 1985 | 79 | 1,536 | observed |
| 1986 | 69 | 1,691 | observed |
| 1987 | 67 | 1,762 | observed |
| 1988 | 46 | 2,369 | observed |
| 1989 | 76 | 1,769 | observed |
| 1990 | 41 | 2,799 | observed |
| 1991 | 45 | 2,660 | observed |
| 1992 | 46 | 2,650 | observed |
| 1993 | 46 | 2,639 | observed |
| 1994 | 52 | 2,432 | observed |
| 1995 | 39 | 2,977 | observed |
| 1996 | 34 | 3,361 | observed |
| 1997 | 70 | 2,023 | observed |
| 1998 | 78 | 1,940 | observed |
| 1999 | 60 | 2,424 | observed |
| 2000 | 85 | 1,969 | observed |
| 2001 | 75 | 2,171 | observed |
| 2002 | 84 | 2,046 | observed |
| 2003 | 55 | 2,800 | observed |
| 2004 | 50 | 3,071 | observed |
| 2005 | 73 | 2,407 | observed |
| 2006 | 53 | 3,136 | observed |
| 2007 | 66 | 2,750 | observed |
| 2008 | 114 | 1,865 | observed |
| 2009 | 93 | 2,148 | observed |
| 2010 | 87 | 2,220 | observed |
| 2011 | 66 | 2,664 | observed |
| 2012 | 77 | 2,401 | observed |
| 2013 | 75 | 2,408 | observed |
| 2014 | 60 | 2,843 | observed |
| 2015 | 71 | 2,524 | observed |
| 2016 | 83 | 2,287 | observed |
| 2017 | 116 | 1,792 | observed |
| 2018 | 119 | 1,727 | observed |
| 2019 | 112 | 1,816 | observed |
| 2020 | 135 | 1,559 | observed |
| 2021 | 137 | 1,532 | observed |
| 2022 | 177 | 1,325 | observed |
| 2023 | 150 | 1,465 | observed |
| 2024 | 118 | 1,719 | observed |
| 2025 | 96 | 1,990 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Venus” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
VENUS— “fair (?)”
VENUS, _m._ Lat. fair (?)
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People on Wikidata whose recorded given name is this item (not necessarily their first name), ordered by number of Wikipedia articles. Their names may use a different spelling.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
