Given name
Venita
“woman of Venice”
Venita is a variant of Venecia. One Latin interpretation is “woman of Venice.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Venita is a variant of Venecia. One Latin interpretation is “woman of Venice.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Venita is a variant of Venecia. An origin associated with Venecia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1901. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Venita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,708
- 0 boys · 5,708 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 243 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 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 243 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,594 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Venita
- Venita Akpofurebritish-Nigerian actress and video vixenborn 1987
- Venita CoelhoIndian writer from Goaborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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