Violet

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Violet is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 178,257 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 177,973 as girls and 284 as boys. Violet gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 2024. It is the #433 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 6,977
2023 6,369
2022 6,477
2021 5,521
2020 5,128
2019 5,422
2018 4,834
2017 4,739
2016 4,881
2015 4,822
2014 4,200
2013 3,941
2012 3,283
2011 2,902
2010 2,575
2009 2,262
2008 1,830
2007 1,538
2006 1,268
2005 846
2004 482
2003 468
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 144
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 133
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 366
1955 408
1954 450
1953 422
1952 427
1951 461
1950 519
1949 483
1948 529
1947 631
1946 614
1945 588
1944 636
1943 711
1942 809
1941 785
1940 790
1939 916
1938 965
1937 1,139
1936 1,158
1935 1,280
1934 1,375
1933 1,525
1932 1,701
1931 1,760
1930 2,108
1929 2,220
1928 2,338
1927 2,704
1926 2,917
1925 3,038
1924 3,231
1923 3,284
1922 3,202
1921 3,480
1920 3,707
1919 3,607
1918 3,302
1917 3,034
1916 2,927
1915 2,760
1914 2,061
1913 1,751
1912 1,541
1911 1,183
1910 1,037
1909 945
1908 1,017
1907 956
1906 830
1905 836
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