Is Venessa a boy or girl name?
Venessa was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,767 US babies named Venessa were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,080
- Babies named Venessa since 1922
- 5,767
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 239 babies
Boys and girls named Venessa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 441 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 751 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,226 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,978 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 785 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 390 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 136 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,080 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,558 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,165 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,066 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,370 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,768 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,558 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,105 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,224 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,488 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,724 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,600 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,096 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,369 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,080 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,132 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,469 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,801 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,723 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,623 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,083 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,193 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,765 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,117 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,306 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,395 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,390 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,311 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,242 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,768 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,610 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,599 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,572 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,396 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,109 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 173 | #966 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 195 | #876 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 192 | #865 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 207 | #801 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 239 | #697 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 224 | #733 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 198 | #807 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 198 | #808 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 201 | #808 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 177 | #873 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 174 | #854 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 155 | #914 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 130 | #987 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,161 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,081 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,150 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,262 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,065 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,258 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,099 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,266 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,360 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,383 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,301 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,343 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,563 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,304 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,267 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,086 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,191 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,298 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,220 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,596 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,513 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,538 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,530 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,017 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,363 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,271 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,211 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,927 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,986 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,846 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,735 |
Highest rank
Venessa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #697 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Venessa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.