Venise
A feminine name derived from the Italian name for Venice.
Name Census estimates that about 399 living Americans carry the first name Venise. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Venise today is around 50 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Venise births was 1960 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Venise. 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
399
~ 1 in 859,033 Americans
Peak year
1960
21 babies that year
Average age
50
years old
2015 SSA rank
#18,938
Tracked since 1942
Census
Venise in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 663 people with the first name Venise, which placed it at #16,857 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
#16,857
National first-name rank
People counted
663
663 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
66.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Venise
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Venise is Black at 66.7%. The next largest groups are White (19.5%) and Hispanic (6.8%). 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 Venise 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 Venise at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American66.7% · 442
- White19.5% · 129
- Hispanic or Latino6.8% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 36
- Two or more races1.7% · 11
Popularity
Venise: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Venise from the 1940s through to the 2010s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 124 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Venise 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 Venise during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Venises live
Origin
Meaning and history of Venise
The name Venise is a feminine given name that originates from the French language. It is a French variant of the name "Venice," which is derived from the Latin name "Venetia," referring to the region of Venice in northeastern Italy.
In its earliest recorded uses, the name Venise was associated with the city of Venice, a historic maritime republic that played a significant role in the medieval and Renaissance periods. The city's name is believed to have originated from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region before the founding of Venice.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Venise can be found in the works of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived from 1265 to 1321. In his famous literary work, the Divine Comedy, Dante mentions the city of Venice, using the Italian form "Venezia."
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Venise. One prominent figure was Venise Jorgensen (1913-1993), an American actress and dancer known for her performances in Broadway musicals and Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s.
Another individual with the name Venise was Venise Miller (born 1952), an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002.
In the artistic realm, Venise Samson (1892-1962) was a French painter and engraver known for her landscapes and still-life works, often depicting scenes from her native Brittany region.
The name Venise has also been associated with historical figures in the literary world. Venise Kane (1918-2003) was an American writer and editor who co-founded the literary magazine "The Paris Review" in 1953, playing a crucial role in promoting new voices in literature.
In the field of music, Venise Reinhardt (born 1959) is a Swiss singer and songwriter who has released several albums and is known for her fusion of jazz, pop, and world music influences.
While the name Venise is not as common today as it was in the past, it continues to hold a unique historical connection to the city of Venice and its rich cultural heritage, making it a distinctive and evocative choice for a given name.
People
Venise + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Venise 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
Venise: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Venise?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 399 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Venise 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 859,033 US residents.
Is Venise a common name?
We classify Venise 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, 465 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Venise most popular?
The single biggest year for Venise was 1960, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Venise is about 50 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Venise in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 663 people with the name Venise, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,857 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 Venise 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 Venise?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Venise appears almost entirely female. Of the 662 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Venise?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Venise is Black at 66.7%. The next largest groups are White (19.5%) and Hispanic (6.8%). 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 Venise most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Venise in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.7% (442 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 Venise in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Venise a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Venise 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 Venise still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Venise 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 Venise 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 people are named Venise?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.