Venetia
Venetia is a feminine English given name. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Venetia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Venetia is a feminine English given name. It may refer to:
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The Story of Venetia
Venetia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 99 Venetias were born — ranking #1,052 that year. As of 2026, Venetia ranks #15,899 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Venetias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Venetia
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez , Belizean wildlife research ecologist
- Venetia Burney (1919–2009), the girl who named the planet Pluto
- Venetia Dearden (born 1975), English photographer
- Venetia James (1861–1948), London society hostess and racehorse breeder
- Venetia Scott (born 1963), British photographer and fashion stylist
- Venetia Stanley (1600–1633), Elizabethan Catholic and wife of Kenelm Digby
- Venetia Stanley (1887–1948) , British aristocrat and socialite remembered for her 1910–15 correspondence with Prime Minister H. H. Asquith
- Venetia Stanley-Smith (1950-2023), British-born herbalist
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Names that sound like Venetia
Phonetically similar names — useful when Venetia is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Venetia
Venetia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Venetia's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #1,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Venetia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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