Is Venice a boy or girl name?

Venice is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 3,232 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 91.1% were girls and 8.9% were boys.

Name Legacy

Venice

Recorded 1895–2025 · United States

Venice was most popular in 1921, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,754 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,232 people named Venice.

Venice over time

Births per year. The dot marks Venice’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Venice a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Venice is mostly a girl’s name — 91.1% of the 3,232 Americans given it were girls and 8.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 82% girls and 18% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Venice

Where Venice is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org