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Venus Name Meaning, Origins & History

Venus

Pronunciation: VEE-nus

Meaning Beauty Origin Latin Gender Girl
GIRLS RANK
#2,001
TREND
265
Peak Years
1959, 1972, 1971
Lowest Years
1887, 1892, 1889
Energy Archetype
Loyal & Resolute

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of girls named Venus in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Venus

  • More than 10 thousand babies named Venus: U.S. records list 10,055 babies given the name Venus from 1880 through 2025. Even 101 boys received the name Venus - about 1 boy for every 99 girls.

What Does the Name Venus Mean?

Venus is a Latin name. In Latin, venus (genitive veneris) means "love," "sexual desire," or "charm," and it is the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty. The common noun was personified as the goddess, so the given name and the divine name are the same word.

The noun is usually traced to a Proto-Italic form *wenos and then to the Proto-Indo-European root *wenh₁-, meaning "to desire" or "to strive for." That root is also proposed as the source of Latin venerārī ("to worship, revere") and venustus ("charming, beautiful"). These are reconstructed forms, not directly attested words; the deeper origin of the Latin word is inferred from related Indo-European words rather than recorded directly.

Venus Name History & Origins

Venus was worshipped in ancient Rome. A temple to Venus Obsequens was dedicated in 295 BCE by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges; it is the earliest known temple to Venus in Rome. Early Roman worship linked Venus to gardens and fertility, and her festival the Veneralia was held on April 1. From the third century BCE onward, Roman writers identified her with the Greek goddess Aphrodite, and Greek myths of Aphrodite were transferred to Venus.

She later became a focus of Roman political and family claims. Julius Caesar claimed descent from Venus through Aeneas, the son of Venus and Anchises, and dedicated a temple to Venus Genetrix in 46 BCE. Pompey had dedicated a temple to Venus Victrix in 55 BCE. In Virgil's Aeneid, Venus is the mother of Aeneas and his divine protector. These are historical and literary uses of the goddess, not evidence of how the name first arose.

The planet Venus is named after the goddess. The Latin phrase dies Veneris ("day of Venus") became vendredi in French, viernes in Spanish, and venerdì in Italian. As a personal name, Venus is a feminine given name borrowed directly from the Latin divine name and the planet's name; it is used in English and other modern languages.

How Popular is the Name Venus?

Venus recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1959. Its best rank was #570 in 1959.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Venus Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You are fixed in your opinions, firm in your friendships and square in your dealings with others. You are an excellent worker. Since you are both possessive and emotional, you can be either very practical or very impractical and unpredictable. Your dual nature needs to become steadfast. You are the marrying kind. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.

You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.

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