Violet
4 countries#13 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Violet was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
185,845 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #13 · peaked in 2025 with 7,546 births
Most common in: California, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
875 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #64 · peaked in 2024 with 89 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
183 births recorded 2008–2025 · currently #106 · peaked in 2025 with 20 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
6 births recorded 2013–2019 · peaked in 2013 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Violet’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #260 | — |
| 2007 | #228 | ↑32 |
| 2008 | #182 | ↑46 |
| 2009 | #140 | ↑42 |
| 2010 | #122 | ↑18 |
| 2011 | #101 | ↑21 |
| 2012 | #89 | ↑12 |
| 2013 | #69 | ↑20 |
| 2014 | #67 | ↑2 |
| 2015 | #50 | ↑17 |
| 2016 | #47 | ↑3 |
| 2017 | #47 | — |
| 2018 | #43 | ↑4 |
| 2019 | #36 | ↑7 |
| 2020 | #37 | ↓1 |
| 2021 | #36 | ↑1 |
| 2022 | #20 | ↑16 |
| 2023 | #16 | ↑4 |
| 2024 | #15 | ↑1 |
| 2025 | #13 | ↑2 |
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