Vilte
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- VIL-tay
- Origin
- Baltic
Vilte is a girls' name of Baltic origin, meaning “hope”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Vilte mean?
Baltic: Lithuanian, from viltis, hope
“hope”
A Lithuanian name, written Viltė in Lithuanian, from viltis, the Lithuanian word for hope.
Is Vilte a girl's or a boy's name?
Vilte is a girls' name.
How popular is Vilte in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 35 girls.
Half of all the girls named Vilte in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vilte in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,302 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,324 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,259 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
Names like Vilte
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Phoebe, Florence, Esme, Annabelle, Rose, Olive, Beatrice, Elsie, Isabelle, Evie, Isla, Ava
Names related to Vilte
More Baltic names
Aras, Liepa, Herkus, Gabija, Tauras, Vaida, Ugne, Austeja, Domas, Vakaris, Daina, Aija, Alanta, Deimantas, Deimante, Domantas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Vilte: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vilte, updated 20 October 2026.