How Many People Are Named Violet?
people named Violet are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,228 people in the US has this name
Based on 185,845 babies named Violet in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,546 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word violet for the purple flower, ultimately derived from Latin viola. It was common in Scotland from the 16th century, and it came into general use as an English given name during the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Violet (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Violet alive today is about 17 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Violet first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 7,546 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Violet never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #13, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 in 40 years between 1901 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #13.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13 |
| Best rank | #13 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 40 (1901 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #57 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Violet alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Violet were born in California than in any other state: about 13,398 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Violet was given 3.4 times as often in Hawaii, 2.4 times in North Dakota and 2.2 times in South Dakota.
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