Feminine dossier · first seen 1887
Venus
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1959
Peak births
295
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Venus
How many people are named Venus?
An estimated 7,897 living Americans are named Venus.
How rare is Venus?
Venus is uncommon among babies today, with 96 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 67.5% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Venus?
The median age of a living American named Venus is approximately 47 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 58 years old.
Is Venus still popular?
Yes — Venus is currently rising in popularity, with 96 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Venus most common?
Venus has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1887Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
67.5%
2025
96
All-time
9,956
Where it lives now
Venus is most concentrated in New York — about 2.6× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Venus is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.