Venus

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A few things about Venus you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Venus

Venus Williams

American tennis player (born 1980)

Choose Venus and your child shares a first name with Venus Williams, an American tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Venus, like who?” Venus Williams's Wikipedia article is available in 92 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Tatiana from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 16,750 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Venus, 96 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Venus would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryVenus first shows up in US birth records in 1887, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 138 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1959, when it ranked #570. Today it's #1,990, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendVenus has slipped 431 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,990. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedVenus is most popular in Virginia, where it ranks #936. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Venus means “love”. Our records link it to Greek, Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Venus

Venus is a girl name of Greek, Italian and Latin origin meaning “love”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-nus”. US birth records list Venus for girls from 1887 to 2025, in 139 of those 139 years. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked #570 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,990, with 96 babies.

Origin:Greek namesItalian namesLatin names