Gender
Origin
- Greek
- goddess of love
- Russian
Syllables
2
Themes
- Celestial
- Greek/Roman Mythology
- Music or Musician
- Nature
- Star/Planet
- Word
Pronunciation
v(e)-nus
Famous People
Tennis player Venus Williams
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1923 (rank #2951, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #571, 295 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1990, 96 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 96 |
| 2024 | 5 | 117 |
| 2023 | – | 150 |
| 2022 | 5 | 177 |
| 2021 | – | 137 |
| 2020 | – | 134 |
| 2019 | – | 112 |
| 2018 | – | 119 |
| 2017 | – | 116 |
| 2016 | – | 83 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #1406, 16 births); most recent 2024 (rank #2000, 14 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #1311, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #792, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence