Meaning and history
Violet is an English given name derived from the word for the purple flower, ultimately from Latin viola. It was common in Scotland from the 16th century and became widely used in English during the 19th century.
20062006: 1,268 births, rank #260
2007: 1,538 births, rank #228
2008: 1,830 births, rank #182
2009: 2,262 births, rank #140
2010: 2,571 births, rank #122
20112011: 2,902 births, rank #101
2012: 3,283 births, rank #89
2013: 3,935 births, rank #69
2014: 4,193 births, rank #67
2015: 4,822 births, rank #50
20162016: 4,882 births, rank #47
2017: 4,741 births, rank #47
2018: 4,834 births, rank #43
2019: 5,418 births, rank #36
2020: 5,128 births, rank #37
20212021: 5,524 births, rank #36
2022: 6,477 births, rank #20
2023: 6,370 births, rank #16
2024: 6,986 births, rank #15
20252025: 7,546 births, rank #13
Violet has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1880, it fell to #997 by 1981, before climbing to #13 in 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 7,546.