Given name
Venda
“of the Bantu people”
Venda is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “of the Bantu people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “of the Bantu people.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
How it developed
In Czech usage, Venda is a diminutive of VENDULA.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Venda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 152
- 0 boys · 152 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Venda’s family of names
In Czech usage, Venda is a diminutive of VENDULA. Venda has a related form in Vendaa. Venda has a related form in Vendae.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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