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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Venus

Used in both girl and boy records

Venus appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Venus by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDVenus as a girl’s nameUS records 1887–2024
#1440girl rank1959peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDVenus as a boy’s nameUS records 1915–2024
#14976boy rank1923peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Venus in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1959295 uses#57019591887–2020134 listed years
Boy19209 uses#295019231915–198214 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.