| Venus | Juno | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Love, beauty | Queen of the heavens |
| Origin | latin | Latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | VEE-nus | JOO-noh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1887 | 1919 |
| Peak year | 1959 (295) | 2025 (179) |
| In 2025 | 96 | 179 |
| Trend | Rising | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Venus | Juno |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 813 | 882 |
| 2010s | 866 | 757 |
| 2000s | 748 | 108 |
| 1990s | 511 | 17 |
| 1980s | 1,015 | 0 |
| 1970s | 2,116 | 0 |
| 1960s | 1,767 | 0 |
| 1950s | 937 | 0 |
| 1940s | 186 | 0 |
| 1930s | 175 | 0 |
| 1920s | 319 | 0 |
| 1910s | 274 | 6 |
| 1900s | 116 | 0 |
| 1890s | 96 | 0 |
| 1880s | 17 | 0 |
The Roman goddess of love and beauty. The Latin word venus means 'love, charm, desire'; the goddess personifies beauty, and the name is used as a direct emblem of it.
Juno is the Roman queen of the gods, linked to “youth” and vitality.
Juno is more popular than Venus today: about 179 US babies were given the name Juno in 2025, compared with 96 named Venus.
Venus means Love, beauty (latin origin), while Juno means Queen of the heavens (Latin origin).
In US records, Venus first appears in 1887 and Juno in 1919, so Venus has the longer recorded history.