How Many People Are Named Viola?
people named Viola are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 15,924 people in the US has this name
Based on 133,427 babies named Viola in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,342 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "violet" in Latin. This was the name of the heroine in Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night' (1602).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Viola (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Viola alive today is about 62 years old, and 68% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 48 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Viola first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 4,342 babies. In 2025, 247 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Viola never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #42, in 1908, and it was in the top 100 for 47 years, 1880 to 1926. In 2025 it ranked #1,015.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,015 |
| Best rank | #42 (1908) |
| Years in the top 100 | 47 (1880 to 1926) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #86 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Viola alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Viola were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,889 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Viola was given 3.5 times as often in New Mexico, 2.3 times in South Dakota and 2.2 times in North Dakota.
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