Ventura
The Story of Ventura
As a girl name
Ventura first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1908, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 12 Venturas were born — ranking #2,424 that year. As of 2026, Ventura ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 226 Venturas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ventura first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1910, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1938, when 23 Venturas were born — ranking #1,397 that year. As of 2026, Ventura ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Venturas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ventura
Ventura is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ventura's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #1,397. Use the chart and map above to compare Ventura'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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