Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1921

Venice

Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #5,389 Trend ↓ Falling 14%
Rank 2025
#5,389
among girls · ↓1,431 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
32
named Venice · -36% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
63 babies
All-time total
3,232
#3,636 all-time among girls
First recorded
1895
in Social Security records

Venice popularity over time

3,232 babies have been named Venice since 1895, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 25 – 25 3 – #1,419
1900s 94 – 94 9 +276% #1,017
1910s 290 16 306 31 +226% #1,040
1920s 346 38 384 38 +25% #941
1930s 182 29 211 21 -45% #1,566
1940s 143 11 154 15 -27% #2,143
1950s 232 30 262 26 +70% #1,782
1960s 260 13 273 27 +4% #2,001
1970s 181 15 196 20 -28% #2,799
1980s 174 – 174 17 -11% #3,501
1990s 148 – 148 15 -15% #4,687
2000s 280 15 295 30 +99% #3,844
2010s 389 71 460 46 +56% #3,382
2020s (to 2025) 202 48 250 42 -9% #3,958

Where Venice is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 22 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Venice

Venice is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,389 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1895, 3,232 American babies have been named Venice, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1921, when 63 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Venice stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Venice?

The median living Venice is about 30 years old; half are between 11 and 60. An estimated 2,100 people named Venice are alive in the United States today.

median 30 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Venice year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #5,389 8 #9,643
2024 38 #3,958 12 #7,227
2023 35 #4,183 – –
2022 35 #4,195 10 #8,248
2021 35 #4,164 9 #8,783
2020 35 #4,070 9 #8,681
2019 47 #3,382 5 #14,003
2018 34 #4,231 9 #8,768
2017 44 #3,550 12 #7,070
2016 37 #4,077 7 #10,664
2015 45 #3,528 7 #10,563
2014 44 #3,581 – –
2013 39 #3,913 9 #8,733
2012 28 #5,105 7 #10,698
2011 30 #4,799 7 #10,719
2010 41 #3,809 8 #9,633
2009 35 #4,363 – –
2008 34 #4,543 5 #14,491
2007 42 #3,844 – –
2006 29 #4,948 – –
2005 31 #4,481 – –
2004 27 #4,946 – –
2003 22 #5,579 – –
2002 26 #4,755 5 #12,401
2001 14 #7,704 5 #12,224
2000 20 #5,693 – –
1995 16 #5,942 – –
1990 21 #4,687 – –
1985 11 #6,447 – –
1980 24 #3,501 – –
1975 12 #5,151 – –
1970 19 #3,431 5 #5,406
1965 22 #2,680 – –
1960 32 #2,058 – –
1955 19 #2,634 6 #3,865
1950 12 #3,222 – –
1945 9 #3,371 – –
1940 11 #2,724 – –
1935 16 #2,089 – –
1930 22 #1,745 – –
1925 33 #1,442 – –
1920 33 #1,403 – –
1915 32 #1,253 – –
1910 14 #1,264 – –
1905 6 #1,913 – –
1900 10 #1,311 – –
1895 7 #1,419 – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Venice, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Venice?

The median living Venice is about 30 years old. Half of all living Venices are between 11 and 60 years old.

How many people named Venice are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Venice are alive in the United States, based on 3,232 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Venice in 2025?

Venice ranked #5,389 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Venice?

3,232 babies have been named Venice in the United States since 1895, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Venice most popular?

Venice peaked in 1921, when 63 newborns received the name.

Is Venice a boy or girl name?

Venice is used for both: about 91% of babies named Venice have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Venice rising or falling?

Venice is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Venice become more popular?

Venice is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Venice in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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