Violet

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Violet is a female given name which comes from the eponymous flower. As with other such names, its popularity has varied dramatically over time.

From Wikipedia

Violet first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 677 babies (rank #17 that year). In 2024 it was given to 677 girls (rank #17). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Violet

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Violet yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,824

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

677

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bridgerton: Violet Bridgerton — matriarch
In Downton Abbey: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess
In The Roald Dahl Universe: Violet Beauregarde — the gum chewer

Famous people named Violet

Violet Jessopnurse · b. 1887
Violet Brownb. 1900

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Violet in 2024

Other girls' names starting with V

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	14	#1,233
1992	19	#1,008
1993	17	#1,083
1994	5	#2,623
1995	14	#1,299
1996	15	#1,223
1997	18	#1,047
1998	11	#1,560
1999	26	#821
2000	26	#812
2001	27	#799
2002	33	#712
2003	27	#835
2004	27	#846
2005	56	#489
2006	110	#276
2007	154	#202
2008	204	#153
2009	241	#124
2010	311	#89
2011	325	#79
2012	372	#67
2013	443	#54
2014	498	#49
2015	555	#42
2016	538	#45
2017	538	#44
2018	572	#37
2019	567	#37
2020	563	#35
2021	590	#36
2022	607	#27
2023	624	#21
2024	677	#17