Names › Girl › V › Venita
Girl name

Venita

/vɛˈnitə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2023

Venita has been given to about 5,708 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/vɛˈnitə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,853
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Venita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 243
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,708

How popular is Venita?

Its best year was 1960, when 243 babies were given the name, ranking 649th. The typical living American called Venita is about 66 years old today.

Names that sound like Venita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vernita0.89
  2. Benita0.88
  3. Renita0.88
  4. Bernita0.79
  5. Anita0.70
  6. Bonita0.70
  7. Renata0.70
  8. Nita0.70

Middle names for Venita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Venita Rose0.85
  2. Venita Louise0.85
  3. Venita June0.84
  4. Venita Pearl0.84
  5. Venita Quinn0.84
  6. Venita Nell0.84

Sibling names for Venita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.85
  2. Ramonasister · 0.84
  3. Myrasister · 0.81
  4. Frankieeither · 0.79
  5. Louiebrother · 0.79
  6. Rudybrother · 0.77

Where Venita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Venita White0.80
    2. Venita Reyes0.80
    3. Venita Nguyen0.80
    4. Venita Moore0.80
    5. Venita Lee0.80
    6. Venita Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Venita

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.