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Venus

♂ Boy

Pronounced VEE-nus /ˈviː.nəs/High

Meaning: From Latin venus, 'love; desire; charm' — the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty, and of the planet named after her. It is overwhelmingly a girl's name in the U.S. (most famously the tennis champion Venus Williams); used here for a boy, and we note the lean clearly.Medium

In 30 seconds: The Roman goddess of love — and the bright planet named for her (said 'VEE-nus'). Overwhelmingly a girl's name, and we note the lean.
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Origin MediumLatin
MeaningFrom Latin venus, 'love; desire; charm' — the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty, and of the planet named after her. It is overwhelmingly a girl's name in the U.S. (most famously the tennis champion Venus Williams); used here for a boy, and we note the lean clearly.
U.S. rank (2024)#14071 ↗ Rising
2024 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1920
Total births (all-time)≈ 101

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192319152024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Venus is the Latin word for love, desire and charm, and the name of Rome's goddess of love — counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite. The Romans also gave her name to the planet that shines brightest at dusk and dawn. As a first name it entered English use rarely and almost entirely for girls; Venus Williams has been its best-known modern bearer. Families choosing it for a boy should know the name reads as strongly feminine, and that its goddess association is well known — we note both honestly (said 'VEE-nus').

For boys it appears only very rarely in the U.S., against far heavier use for girls. Very rare here, cross-sex, and mythic.

Did you know? Venus is the Roman goddess of love and beauty, and also the second planet from the sun — the brightest point in our evening sky. As a given name it is overwhelmingly used for girls, most famously tennis champion Venus Williams; used here for a boy, and we note that lean clearly.
Overall data confidence 55%
References — Venus — Latin venus, 'love'; Roman goddess and planet; strongly feminine in use

Variations

VenuzVinusVenice

Nicknames

VenVee

Famous Bearers

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Venus mean?

Venus is Latin for 'love; desire; charm' — the Roman goddess of love, and the planet named for her.

How do you pronounce Venus?

It's said VEE-nus /ˈviː.nəs/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Venus a boy or girl name?

Here Venus is used as a boy's name, but it is overwhelmingly a girl's name in the U.S. — we note the lean clearly.

How popular is Venus?

Venus is very rare for boys in the U.S.; it is used far more often, though still uncommonly, for girls.

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