Ventura is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “good fortune.” In 2024 it was given to 8 boys in the United States.
Ventura belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “good fortune” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ventura first appears in Social Security records in 1910. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1435 in 1938, and in 2024 8 babies received the name — 1,301 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ventura means “good fortune” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ventura is a boy name. In 2024, 8 babies received the name in the US.
Ventura comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Ventura first appears in US records in 1910. Its best-ever ranking was #1435 in 1938, and 8 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ventura is pronounced /vɛnˈt(j)ʊɹə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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