Venetia
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Latin
Venetia is a girls' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Venetia mean?
Latin
A female given name from Latin used since the late Middle Ages.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Venetia a girl's or a boy's name?
Venetia is a girls' name.
How popular is Venetia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Venetia in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Venetia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,290 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
Names like Venetia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Victoria Elizabeth Antonia Valencia Laura Claudia Alicia Olivia Georgia Valeria Sylvia Lydia
More Latin names
Oliver Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Venetia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/venetia, updated 20 October 2026.