How rare is the name Violet?

72,518 people in the United States have the first name Violet, about 1 in 4,165. It ranks #708 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

VIOLET

#708

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
72,518
About
1 in 4,165
This common or more
64.7%
Who bears it

Of the 72,518 people named Violet, 69.2% reported their origin as White, 15.7% as Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% as two or more races. Virtually all are female (99.9%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Violet peaked in 2025, when 7,546 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
18802025
Peak year
2025
Births that year
7,546
In 2025*
7,546
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 185,845 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Violet by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #66. The largest share of babies named Violet, 38.1%, were born in 2013 or later.

1880s#363879
1890s#2043,076
1900s#1227,849
1910s#13323,203
1920s#15830,121
1930s#27813,927
1940s#5096,576
1950s#7904,153
1960s#1,1732,256
1970s#1,7351,243
1980s#1,7961,393
1990s#1,8981,699
2000s#6459,811
2010s#16041,612
2020s#6638,047
Before 19012.5%
Greatest Generation 1901–2730.1%
Silent Generation 1928–4512.3%
Baby boom 1946–644.2%
Generation X 1965–801.2%
Millennials 1981–961.2%
Generation Z 1997–1210.4%
2013 and later38.1%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Violet is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Violet has been most common in Hawaii (2.7×), North Dakota (2.6×), and South Dakota (2.3×), and least common in District of Columbia (0.36×).

170,030 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Violet

#706 Jody · 72,569#707 Camila · 72,537#709 Abby · 72,431#710 Bianca · 72,256

Spelled almost the same

2 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Violet, most common first.

#2,006 Violeta · 13,671#21,612 Violett · 468

Also a last name

As a last name, Violet ranks #33,067 of 156,621, with 743 people. See Violet as a last name

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