Venezia
The feminine given name of Italian origin meaning "from Venice".
Name Census estimates that about 401 living Americans carry the first name Venezia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Venezia today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Venezia births was 1994 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Venezia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
401
~ 1 in 854,749 Americans
Peak year
1994
28 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,902
Tracked since 1973
Census
Venezia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 312 people with the first name Venezia, which placed it at #28,685 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,685
National first-name rank
People counted
312
312 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
71.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Venezia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Venezia is Hispanic at 71.8%. The next largest groups are White (13.1%) and Black (11.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Venezia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Venezia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino71.8% · 224
- White13.1% · 41
- Black or African American11.2% · 35
- Two or more races2.2% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 5
Popularity
Venezia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Venezia from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 112 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Venezia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Venezia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Venezia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Venezias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Venezia
The name Venezia is derived from the Italian city of Venice, which was founded around the 5th century AD. The name itself is thought to come from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region before the rise of the Roman Empire. The Veneti were an Indo-European tribe, and their language may have contributed to the name's origins.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Venezia can be found in the writings of the Byzantine historian Procopius, who lived in the 6th century AD. He referred to the city as "Venetia" in his accounts of the Gothic Wars that took place in Italy during that time.
In the Middle Ages, the name Venezia became closely associated with the powerful maritime republic of Venice, which rose to prominence as a major trading and naval power in the Mediterranean. Several notable individuals from this period bore the name, including the Doge Venezia Michiel, who ruled Venice from 1192 to 1205.
During the Renaissance, the name Venezia gained further prominence through the work of artists and writers who celebrated the beauty and culture of the Venetian Republic. The famous painter Titian, whose real name was Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488-1576), was born in the city of Venice and is considered one of the greatest artists of the 16th century.
Another notable figure with the name Venezia was the Italian composer and violinist Antonio Venezia (c. 1640-1720), who was active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He is known for his contributions to the development of the violin concerto and his work in the Baroque style.
In more recent history, the name Venezia has been borne by several influential figures in the arts and politics. Venezia Quaranta (1887-1977) was an Italian actress and singer who appeared in numerous films and stage productions throughout her career. Venezia Tridente (1923-2018) was an Italian politician and member of the Christian Democrat party, serving as a member of the Italian Parliament from 1968 to 1992.
While the name Venezia is closely tied to the city and culture of Venice, it has also been used in other parts of the world, particularly among Italian communities abroad. Its enduring popularity can be attributed to the rich history and cultural significance of the city from which it originates.
People
Venezia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Venezia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Venezia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Venezia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 401 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Venezia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 854,749 US residents.
Is Venezia a common name?
We classify Venezia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 408 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Venezia most popular?
The single biggest year for Venezia was 1994, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Venezia is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Venezia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 312 people with the name Venezia, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,685 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Venezia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Venezia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Venezia leans strongly female. 311 people counted with this name were female (98.1%), compared with 6 male bearers (1.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Venezia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Venezia is Hispanic at 71.8%. The next largest groups are White (13.1%) and Black (11.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Venezia most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Venezia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.8% (224 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Venezia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Venezia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Venezia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Venezia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Venezia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Venezia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Venezia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.