Given name & surname
Venia
“from the wine country; from Vienna”
Venia is a variant of Vienna. One Latin interpretation is “from the wine country; from Vienna.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Venia is a variant of Vienna. One Latin interpretation is “from the wine country; from Vienna.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Venia is a variant of Vienna. An origin associated with Vienna is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Venia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 261
- 0 boys · 261 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 13 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 6 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 182 as a first name in 2020; 129 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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