Viola

Viola

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Viola is a feminine given name derived from the Latin viola, given in reference to the flowering plant species. The name is in common use in Italy. In Greece as Violeta. It is best known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

From Wikipedia

Viola first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 3,071 babies (rank #13 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,193 girls (rank #30). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Viola

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

38,945

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,071

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	429	#98
2000	474	#95
2001	462	#91
2002	578	#81
2003	613	#79
2004	774	#63
2005	908	#60
2006	1,132	#49
2007	1,421	#41
2008	1,915	#31
2009	2,101	#26
2010	2,444	#21
2011	2,866	#15
2012	3,071	#13
2013	2,854	#16
2014	2,529	#19
2015	2,114	#22
2016	1,924	#23
2017	1,626	#27
2018	1,519	#28
2019	1,285	#30
2020	1,136	#37
2021	1,152	#33
2022	1,100	#35
2023	1,325	#26
2024	1,193	#30

Year

Babies

Rank

1999

429

#98

2000

474

#95

2001

462

#91

2002

578

#81

2003

613

#79

2004

774

#63

2005

908

#60

2006

1,132

#49

2007

1,421

#41

2008

1,915

#31

2009

2,101

#26

2010

2,444

#21

2011

2,866

#15

2012

3,071

#13

2013

2,854

#16

2014

2,529

#19

2015

2,114

#22

2016

1,924

#23

2017

1,626

#27

2018

1,519

#28

2019

1,285

#30

2020

1,136

#37

2021

1,152

#33

2022

1,100

#35

2023

1,325

#26

2024

1,193

#30

Meaning

Numerology of Viola

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Famous people named Viola

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Year-by-Year Detail