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Venus

“Roman goddess of love and beauty” — Latin origin

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

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

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 girls in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Venuses

• Venus Williams — American tennis player (born 1980)
• Vénus Khoury-Ghata — Lebanese writer and poet (1937–2026)
• Venus Raj — Filipino model
• Venus Lacy — basketball player
• Venus Terzo — Canadian actress

In stories & tradition

• Venus — Tannhäuser
• Venus Anadyomene — Greek deity
• Venus de Milo — Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation

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.

Similar names: Adria · Veda · Marnie · Tania · Luz · Jayne

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