Venissa
Feminine
Venissa entered the US charts in 1962, peaked at #4533 in 1962, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Venissa?
Venissa first appears in US birth records in 1962 — 63 years ago. The typical Venissa alive today was born around 1975, making them about 50 years old. About 100 people named Venissa are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Venissa most popular?
Venissa peaked in 1962, reaching #4533 nationally. See the whole 1962 chart.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1962
- Most girls named
- 197011 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4533reached in 1962
- Change vs 1984
- −16.7%5 in 1986, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Venissas among us
people named Venissa are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Venissa sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Venissas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 100 people named Venissa are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Venissa in 2025?
- Venissa is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Venissa with classmates?
- Venissa will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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