Venora
Venora is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Diane Venora, American actor Lee Venora, American opera singer and actor
Meaning & Origin of Venora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Venora is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Diane Venora, American actor Lee Venora, American opera singer and actor
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The Story of Venora
Venora first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1906, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 17 Venoras were born — ranking #2,172 that year. As of 2026, Venora ranks #15,082 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 266 Venoras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Venora
Venora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 266 births in the dataset. Venora's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,172. Use the chart and map above to compare Venora'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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