Baby names

How popular is the name Violet?

In 2025, 7,546 baby girls in the U.S. were named Violet, the 13th most popular name for girls. 2025 is its peak year so far. 185,561 girls have been named Violet since 1880. 284 boys have had the name too.

Rank in 2025

#13

among girls' names

Babies in 2025

7,546

girls named Violet

Peak year

2025

7,546 girls

Girls named Violet each year since 1880

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The numbers for Violet (girls)

Year	Babies
2025	7,546
2024	6,986
2023	6,370
2022	6,477
2021	5,524
2020	5,128
2019	5,418
2018	4,834
2017	4,741
2016	4,882
2015	4,822
2014	4,193
2013	3,935
2012	3,283
2011	2,902
2010	2,571
2009	2,262
2008	1,830
2007	1,538
2006	1,268
2005	846
2004	482
2003	469
2002	419
2001	381
2000	316
1999	255
1998	234
1997	183
1996	161
1995	162
1994	159
1993	142
1992	143
1991	133
1990	127
1989	133
1988	133
1987	143
1986	125
1985	142
1984	138
1983	141
1982	150
1981	147
1980	141
1979	119
1978	115
1977	127
1976	113
1975	113
1974	132
1973	132
1972	109
1971	143
1970	140
1969	138
1968	141
1967	152
1966	210
1965	212
1964	230
1963	244
1962	292
1961	317
1960	320
1959	328
1958	384
1957	387
1956	367
1955	408
1954	450
1953	422
1952	427
1951	461
1950	519
1949	483
1948	529
1947	626
1946	614
1945	588
1944	636
1943	711
1942	803
1941	780
1940	783
1939	911
1938	959
1937	1,139
1936	1,153
1935	1,274
1934	1,370
1933	1,517
1932	1,692
1931	1,750
1930	2,098
1929	2,214
1928	2,322
1927	2,694
1926	2,903
1925	3,032
1924	3,224
1923	3,276
1922	3,194
1921	3,469
1920	3,694
1919	3,597
1918	3,294
1917	3,026
1916	2,921
1915	2,752
1914	2,061
1913	1,751
1912	1,535
1911	1,183
1910	1,037
1909	945
1908	1,017
1907	956
1906	830
1905	831
1904	755
1903	636
1902	649
1901	611
1900	614
1899	435
1898	411
1897	411
1896	354
1895	316
1894	286
1893	254
1892	238
1891	188
1890	183
1889	155
1888	145
1887	97
1886	103
1885	92
1884	81
1883	74
1882	48
1881	42
1880	42

Boys named Violet each year since 1880

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The numbers for Violet (boys)

Year	Babies
2025	Fewer than 5
2024	5
2023	5
2022	6
2021	Fewer than 5
2020	Fewer than 5
2019	6
2018	5
2017	Fewer than 5
2016	Fewer than 5
2015	Fewer than 5
2014	9
2013	6
2012	Fewer than 5
2011	Fewer than 5
2010	5
2009	Fewer than 5
2008	Fewer than 5
2007	Fewer than 5
2006	Fewer than 5
2005	Fewer than 5
2004	Fewer than 5
2003	Fewer than 5
2002	Fewer than 5
2001	Fewer than 5
2000	Fewer than 5
1999	Fewer than 5
1998	Fewer than 5
1997	Fewer than 5
1996	Fewer than 5
1995	Fewer than 5
1994	Fewer than 5
1993	Fewer than 5
1992	Fewer than 5
1991	Fewer than 5
1990	Fewer than 5
1989	Fewer than 5
1988	Fewer than 5
1987	Fewer than 5
1986	Fewer than 5
1985	Fewer than 5
1984	Fewer than 5
1983	Fewer than 5
1982	Fewer than 5
1981	Fewer than 5
1980	Fewer than 5
1979	Fewer than 5
1978	Fewer than 5
1977	Fewer than 5
1976	Fewer than 5
1975	Fewer than 5
1974	Fewer than 5
1973	Fewer than 5
1972	Fewer than 5
1971	Fewer than 5
1970	Fewer than 5
1969	Fewer than 5
1968	Fewer than 5
1967	Fewer than 5
1966	Fewer than 5
1965	Fewer than 5
1964	Fewer than 5
1963	Fewer than 5
1962	Fewer than 5
1961	Fewer than 5
1960	Fewer than 5
1959	Fewer than 5
1958	Fewer than 5
1957	Fewer than 5
1956	Fewer than 5
1955	Fewer than 5
1954	Fewer than 5
1953	Fewer than 5
1952	Fewer than 5
1951	Fewer than 5
1950	Fewer than 5
1949	Fewer than 5
1948	Fewer than 5
1947	5
1946	Fewer than 5
1945	Fewer than 5
1944	Fewer than 5
1943	Fewer than 5
1942	6
1941	5
1940	7
1939	5
1938	6
1937	Fewer than 5
1936	5
1935	6
1934	5
1933	8
1932	9
1931	10
1930	10
1929	6
1928	16
1927	10
1926	14
1925	6
1924	7
1923	8
1922	8
1921	11
1920	13
1919	10
1918	8
1917	8
1916	6
1915	8
1914	Fewer than 5
1913	Fewer than 5
1912	6
1911	Fewer than 5
1910	Fewer than 5
1909	Fewer than 5
1908	Fewer than 5
1907	Fewer than 5
1906	Fewer than 5
1905	5
1904	Fewer than 5
1903	Fewer than 5
1902	Fewer than 5
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	Fewer than 5
1897	Fewer than 5
1896	Fewer than 5
1895	Fewer than 5
1894	Fewer than 5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	Fewer than 5
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	Fewer than 5
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	Fewer than 5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

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Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.

Girls named Violet each year since 1880

Boys named Violet each year since 1880

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