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Violet

Gender
Girl
Say it
VY-o-let
Origin
English
UK rank, 2025
#41 for girls
US rank, 2025
#13 for girls
Style
Vintage revival

Violet is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “violet flower”. In 2025 it ranked 41st for girls in the UK (1,145 babies) and 13th for girls in the US (7,546 babies).

What does Violet mean?

English: flower name, via Old French violette from Latin viola

“violet flower”

From the name of the flower and colour, via Old French violette from Latin viola.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Violet a girl's or a boy's name?

Violet is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,145 girls in the UK and 7,546 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Violet in the UK?

Rank in 2025
41st among girls
Babies in 2025
1,145 about 1 in 240 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 7% in five years
Same name in a class
5.6% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,145 girls in the UK were named Violet, making it the 41st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 51st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 1,157 girls.

Half of all the girls named Violet in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 37th in England and Wales, 64th in Scotland and 106th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#17), 1914 (#20), 1924 (#29), 1934 (#62), 2014 (#71) and 2024 (#42).

1996Busiest: 1,157 in 20222025
Violet in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20251,145#41
20241,116#44
20231,108#46
20221,157#44
20211,113#47
20201,041#51
20191,064#57
20181,031#60
2017977#66
20161,020#68
2015907#70
2014799#76
2013746#81
2012614#107
2011529#120
2010489#132
2009433#145
2008381#160
2007308#198
2006253#213
2005164#297
200454#621
200346#675
200242#689
200137#737
200030#832
199930#819
199823#1,015
199724#969
199621#1,024

How popular is Violet in the US?

Rank in 2025
13th among girls
Babies in 2025
7,546 about 1 in 210 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 36% in five years
Same name in a class
6.4% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 7,546 girls in the US were named Violet, making it the 13th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 37th.

2025 had the most girls named Violet of any year since the records began in 1880.

Half of all the girls named Violet in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 7,546 in 20252025
Violet in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20257,546#13
20246,986#15
20236,370#16
20226,477#20
20215,524#36
20205,128#37
20195,418#36
20184,834#43
20174,741#47
20164,882#47
20154,822#50
20144,193#67
20133,935#69
20123,283#89
20112,902#101
20102,571#122
20092,262#140
20081,830#182
20071,538#228
20061,268#260
2005846#369
2004482#583
2003469#584
2002419#610
2001381#660
2000316#734
1999255#846
1998234#899
1997183#1,039
1996161#1,122
1995162#1,093
1994159#1,126
1993142#1,220
1992143#1,214
1991133#1,259
1990127#1,275
1989133#1,210
1988133#1,146
1987143#1,070
1986125#1,142
1985142#1,046
1984138#1,028
1983141#1,005
1982150#985
1981147#991
1980141#1,023
1979119#1,125
1978115#1,126
1977127#1,042
1976113#1,078
1975113#1,048
1974132#938
1973132#929
1972109#1,056
1971143#911
1970140#920
1969138#897
1968141#861
1967152#809
1966210#670
1965212#675
1964230#672
1963244#646
1962292#575
1961317#558
1960320#541
1959328#535
1958384#486
1957387#485
1956367#486
1955408#443
1954450#407
1953422#419
1952427#404
1951461#380
1950519#343
1949483#359
1948529#339
1947626#310
1946614#294
1945588#286
1944636#275
1943711#260
1942803#239
1941780#223
1940783#217
1939911#196
1938959#194
19371,139#177
19361,153#169
19351,274#159
19341,370#148
19331,517#136
19321,692#132
19311,750#132
19302,098#120
19292,214#111
19282,322#112
19272,694#103
19262,903#94
19253,032#92
19243,224#88
19233,276#86
19223,194#86
19213,469#81
19203,694#77
19193,597#74
19183,294#83
19173,026#84
19162,921#83
19152,752#82
19142,061#82
19131,751#82
19121,535#83
19111,183#83
19101,037#89
1909945#88
19081,017#81
1907956#81
1906830#86
1905831#82
1904755#87
1903636#93
1902649#94
1901611#91
1900614#108
1899435#111
1898411#127
1897411#119
1896354#135
1895316#142
1894286#154
1893254#157
1892238#163
1891188#176
1890183#176
1889155#183
1888145#185
188797#208
1886103#195
188592#196
188481#210
188374#201
188248#249
188142#244
188042#238

Nicknames for Violet

Names like Violet

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Evelyn, Olive, Ruby, Ada, Elsie, Ivy, Daisy, Evie, Hallie, Hazel, Mabel, Matilda

Names related to Violet

Violette, Violeta, Violetta, Vilte, Violett, Vyolet

More English names

Lily, Hudson, Harper, Grace, Willow, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Carter, Harrison, River, Ellie, Frankie, Grayson

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Violet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/violet, updated 20 October 2026.