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Venus

Girl's name · #2001 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Venus reached its best rank, #570, in 1959 and ranked #2001 in 2025. About 10,000 girls have carried it since 1887.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,197 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,475 in Canada (2025) · #2,878 in Italy (2024) · #7,268 in France (2025) · #2,001 in England & Wales (2024) · #998 in Austria (2023) · #792 in Scotland (2021) · #336 in Puerto Rico (2013).

Famous Venuses

• Venus Williams — American tennis player (born 1980)
• Venus Lacy — American basketball player (born 1967)
• Venus Terzo — Canadian actress (born 1967)
• Venus Raj — Filipino model, actress, TV host, and beauty queen (born 1988)
• Venus Wong — Hong Kong actress (born 1992)

In stories & tradition

• Venus — Ancient Roman goddess of love, sex and fertility
• Venus Anadyomene — Greek mythology
• Venus de Milo — Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (TV series)

What Venuses become

Among 63 notable people named Venus:

Entertainers appear 3.17× more often than among typical names — e.g. Venus Raj, Filipino model, actress, TV host, and beauty queen (born 1988).

Similar names: Gigi · Veda · Marnie · Adria · Jayne · Laurie

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