Is Venus a boy or girl name?
Venus is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 117 girls and 5 boys were named Venus, so 95.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99% of the 9,959 US babies named Venus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #14,071
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,736
- Babies named Venus since 1887
- 9,959
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 295 babies
Boys and girls named Venus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 96 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 116 | 100% |
| 1910s | 19 | 274 | 93.5% |
| 1920s | 18 | 319 | 94.7% |
| 1930s | 16 | 175 | 91.6% |
| 1940s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 937 | 100% |
| 1960s | 13 | 1,767 | 99.3% |
| 1970s | 10 | 2,116 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 15 | 1,015 | 98.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 511 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 748 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 866 | 100% |
| 2020s | 10 | 715 | 98.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #14,071 | 117 | #1,736 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,470 |
| 2022 | 5 | #14,184 | 177 | #1,334 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,541 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,576 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,830 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,738 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,801 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,306 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,553 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,886 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,435 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,425 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,692 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,236 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,163 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,878 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,786 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,173 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,435 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,124 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,838 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,061 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,190 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,984 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,437 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,957 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,042 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,425 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,019 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,463 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,674 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,686 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,702 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,849 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,786 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,416 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,774 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,716 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,551 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,361 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,294 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,981 | 156 | #957 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 151 | #975 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,501 | 188 | #834 |
| 1979 | 5 | #7,037 | 185 | #845 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 219 | #723 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 208 | #740 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 218 | #682 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 210 | #710 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,979 | 212 | #698 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 224 | #668 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 227 | #664 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 225 | #685 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 188 | #768 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 145 | #871 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 151 | #829 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 208 | #668 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 171 | #754 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 167 | #769 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,566 | 173 | #791 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 201 | #723 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 168 | #812 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,336 | 203 | #733 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 180 | #760 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 295 | #570 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,011 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,037 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 112 | #955 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,019 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,276 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,646 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,468 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,634 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,364 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,421 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,252 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,985 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,088 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,590 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,391 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,031 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,974 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,835 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,101 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,410 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,570 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,442 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,023 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,300 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,658 | 16 | #2,081 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,718 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,247 | 19 | #1,873 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,292 | 24 | #1,591 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,533 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,007 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,337 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,582 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,663 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,499 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,379 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,159 | 34 | #1,384 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,267 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,124 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,193 | 26 | #1,664 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,391 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,141 | 36 | #1,275 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,401 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,487 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,805 | 37 | #1,137 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,478 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,149 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,076 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,108 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,206 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,213 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,351 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,135 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,407 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,092 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,360 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,582 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 20 | #794 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,665 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,006 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,178 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,095 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 14 | #893 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 13 | #949 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 15 | #857 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,230 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,427 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,651 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,090 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,200 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,470 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,129 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,299 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Venus reached #3,159 in 1923. As a girl name, it reached #570 in 1959. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.