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Venus Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Venus?

In 2018 the rare name Venus, ranked the 1,764th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Venus is currently less popular.

Position 572, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1959 with 295 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Venus in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1886.

Venus, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1915, 1943-1949, 1951-1959, and 2004-2008, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1982-1988, and 1993-1996.

Venus became more popular as a girls name in 1887.

The popularity trend for Venus has been moving upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Venus has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Venus?

Venus's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Venus is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Venus (Girl)Venus (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 116 1,764 < 5 --
2017 116 1,796 < 5 --
2016 83 2,300 < 5 --
2015 70 2,574 < 5 --
2014 60 2,877 < 5 --
2013 75 2,429 < 5 --
2012 77 2,422 < 5 --
2011 66 2,689 < 5 --
2010 87 2,234 < 5 --
2009 92 2,179 < 5 --
2008 114 1,878 < 5 --
2007 66 2,784 < 5 --
2006 53 3,170 < 5 --
2005 73 2,432 < 5 --
2004 50 3,123 < 5 --
2003 55 2,838 < 5 --
2002 84 2,060 < 5 --
2001 75 2,189 < 5 --
2000 85 1,984 < 5 --
1999 60 2,437 < 5 --
1998 78 1,957 < 5 --
1997 70 2,041 < 5 --
1996 34 3,424 < 5 --
1995 39 3,018 < 5 --
1994 52 2,463 < 5 --
1993 46 2,674 < 5 --
1992 46 2,686 < 5 --
1991 45 2,702 < 5 --
1990 41 2,848 < 5 --
1989 76 1,786 < 5 --
1988 46 2,415 < 5 --
1987 67 1,774 < 5 --
1986 69 1,715 < 5 --
1985 79 1,551 < 5 --
1984 88 1,361 < 5 --
1983 95 1,294 < 5 --
1982 156 958 8 4,980
1981 151 974 < 5 --
1980 187 839 7 5,495
1979 185 846 5 7,038
1978 219 724 < 5 --
1977 208 741 < 5 --
1976 218 682 < 5 --
1975 210 710 < 5 --
1974 211 699 5 5,981
1973 224 668 < 5 --
1972 227 663 < 5 --
1971 225 685 < 5 --
1970 188 768 < 5 --
1969 145 871 < 5 --
1968 151 829 < 5 --
1967 208 668 < 5 --
1966 171 753 < 5 --
1965 167 769 < 5 --
1964 173 791 5 4,566
1963 201 722 < 5 --
1962 168 811 < 5 --
1961 203 733 8 3,332
1960 180 760 < 5 --
1959 295 572 < 5 --
1958 106 1,011 < 5 --
1957 103 1,037 < 5 --
1956 112 956 < 5 --
1955 98 1,017 < 5 --
1954 61 1,275 < 5 --
1953 37 1,646 < 5 --
1952 44 1,468 < 5 --
1951 35 1,634 < 5 --
1950 46 1,364 < 5 --
1949 43 1,421 < 5 --
1948 20 2,252 < 5 --
1947 25 1,985 < 5 --
1946 21 2,088 < 5 --
1945 13 2,589 < 5 --
1944 15 2,391 < 5 --
1943 11 3,030 < 5 --
1942 11 2,973 < 5 --
1941 11 2,835 < 5 --
1940 16 2,101 < 5 --
1939 13 2,408 < 5 --
1938 12 2,570 < 5 --
1937 13 2,444 < 5 --
1936 16 2,022 < 5 --
1935 14 2,300 < 5 --
1934 16 2,083 6 3,657
1933 21 1,718 < 5 --
1932 19 1,872 5 4,248
1931 24 1,591 5 4,292
1930 27 1,532 < 5 --
1929 18 2,007 < 5 --
1928 34 1,337 < 5 --
1927 28 1,583 < 5 --
1926 26 1,663 < 5 --
1925 31 1,499 < 5 --
1924 36 1,379 < 5 --
1923 34 1,384 9 3,159
1922 39 1,267 < 5 --
1921 47 1,123 < 5 --
1920 26 1,664 9 3,193
1919 32 1,391 < 5 --
1918 36 1,275 6 4,142
1917 29 1,401 < 5 --
1916 40 1,126 7 3,487
1915 37 1,137 6 3,805
1914 20 1,478 < 5 --
1913 24 1,149 < 5 --
1912 24 1,076 < 5 --
1911 17 1,108 < 5 --
1910 15 1,206 < 5 --
1909 13 1,213 < 5 --
1908 11 1,351 < 5 --
1907 13 1,135 < 5 --
1906 9 1,407 < 5 --
1905 13 1,092 < 5 --
1904 9 1,360 < 5 --
1903 7 1,582 < 5 --
1902 20 794 < 5 --
1901 6 1,665 < 5 --
1900 15 1,006 < 5 --
1899 9 1,178 < 5 --
1898 11 1,095 < 5 --
1897 14 893 < 5 --
1896 13 949 < 5 --
1895 15 857 < 5 --
1894 8 1,230 < 5 --
1893 6 1,427 < 5 --
1892 5 1,651 < 5 --
1891 8 1,090 < 5 --
1890 7 1,200 < 5 --
1889 5 1,470 < 5 --
1888 7 1,129 < 5 --
1887 5 1,299 < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.