Viola

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 4,331 babies (rank #59 that year). In 2024 it was given to 199 girls (rank #1,190). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

133,175

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,331

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Shakespeare: Viola — Twelfth Night

Famous people named Viola

Viola Davisfilm actor · b. 1965
Viola Amherdnotary · b. 1962

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	229	#94
1881	237	#92
1882	310	#83
1883	331	#83
1884	362	#82
1885	345	#88
1886	440	#77
1887	420	#80
1888	596	#74
1889	536	#76
1890	697	#68
1891	609	#73
1892	833	#66
1893	839	#66
1894	906	#65
1895	1,010	#63
1896	1,047	#62
1897	1,017	#58
1898	1,272	#53
1899	1,156	#50
1900	1,674	#49
1901	1,331	#47
1902	1,447	#48
1903	1,495	#44
1904	1,545	#46
1905	1,697	#44
1906	1,675	#47
1907	1,805	#47
1908	1,964	#42
1909	1,926	#46
1910	2,090	#48
1911	2,083	#47
1912	2,550	#52
1913	2,847	#52
1914	3,204	#57
1915	3,855	#59
1916	3,948	#59
1917	4,040	#59
1918	4,331	#59
1919	4,129	#58
1920	4,292	#59
1921	4,160	#66
1922	3,793	#72
1923	3,534	#79
1924	3,577	#82
1925	3,336	#84
1926	2,876	#97
1927	2,769	#101
1928	2,623	#103
1929	2,291	#109
1930	2,161	#116
1931	1,823	#127
1932	1,668	#136
1933	1,478	#138
1934	1,435	#142
1935	1,326	#152
1936	1,187	#165
1937	1,158	#175
1938	1,040	#187
1939	980	#187
1940	966	#190
1941	901	#202
1942	941	#213
1943	893	#220
1944	800	#234
1945	765	#242
1946	781	#257
1947	813	#270
1948	724	#284
1949	685	#296
1950	624	#311
1951	636	#313
1952	634	#322
1953	571	#357
1954	574	#362
1955	512	#387
1956	528	#390
1957	448	#444
1958	452	#448
1959	407	#481
1960	428	#474
1961	421	#475
1962	320	#548
1963	308	#556
1964	294	#576
1965	249	#618
1966	206	#680
1967	204	#679
1968	163	#788
1969	139	#896
1970	151	#883
1971	130	#979
1972	128	#958
1973	113	#1,037
1974	117	#1,032
1975	88	#1,277
1976	99	#1,165
1977	84	#1,357
1978	62	#1,706
1979	86	#1,430
1980	106	#1,243
1981	84	#1,453
1982	87	#1,415
1983	75	#1,521
1984	84	#1,396
1985	64	#1,782
1986	59	#1,909
1987	71	#1,718
1988	71	#1,787
1989	63	#2,026
1990	58	#2,233
1991	60	#2,214
1992	49	#2,575
1993	50	#2,532
1994	44	#2,796
1995	41	#2,930
1996	47	#2,671
1997	44	#2,819
1998	43	#3,010
1999	52	#2,700
2000	45	#3,118
2001	44	#3,194
2002	58	#2,671
2003	60	#2,672
2004	53	#2,994
2005	61	#2,754
2006	99	#2,015
2007	101	#2,033
2008	97	#2,104
2009	116	#1,847
2010	117	#1,768
2011	135	#1,611
2012	168	#1,389
2013	181	#1,300
2014	194	#1,252
2015	192	#1,274
2016	223	#1,139
2017	212	#1,164
2018	214	#1,143
2019	234	#1,076
2020	216	#1,119
2021	210	#1,168
2022	248	#1,033
2023	232	#1,072
2024	199	#1,190