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 1943 and has been recorded in 66 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1979 with 51 babies (rank #269 that year). In 2017 it was given to 1 girls (rank #183). 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.

728

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1943	1	#54
1944	1	#109
1945	1	#285
1949	1	#154
1953	2	#1,040
1954	4	#882
1955	4	#894
1956	5	#828
1957	3	#970
1958	3	#995
1959	6	#815
1960	6	#840
1961	6	#851
1962	16	#577
1963	8	#773
1964	9	#755
1965	8	#795
1966	7	#836
1967	10	#740
1968	9	#775
1969	13	#687
1970	25	#494
1971	30	#426
1972	17	#571
1973	24	#445
1974	27	#416
1975	42	#306
1976	42	#294
1977	40	#312
1978	34	#341
1979	51	#269
1980	37	#340
1981	31	#378
1982	22	#453
1983	17	#540
1984	14	#607
1985	22	#499
1986	13	#681
1987	14	#657
1988	5	#1,088
1989	9	#835
1990	11	#789
1991	9	#864
1992	11	#791
1993	7	#990
1994	7	#972
1995	7	#965
1996	4	#1,250
1997	2	#1,586
1998	2	#1,592
1999	7	#994
2000	2	#1,629
2001	2	#1,618
2002	4	#1,271
2004	1	#1,747
2005	1	#1,791
2006	2	#1,510
2007	2	#1,501
2008	1	#1,683
2009	1	#1,620
2010	1	#1,484
2011	1	#1,481
2013	1	#1,513
2015	1	#369
2016	1	#120
2017	1	#183

Year

Babies

Rank

1943

#54

1944

#109

1945

#285

1949

#154

1953

#1,040

1954

#882

1955

#894

1956

#828

1957

#970

1958

#995

1959

#815

1960

#840

1961

#851

1962

#577

1963

#773

1964

#755

1965

#795

1966

#836

1967

#740

1968

#775

1969

#687

1970

#494

1971

#426

1972

#571

1973

#445

1974

#416

1975

#306

1976

#294

1977

#312

1978

#341

1979

#269

1980

#340

1981

#378

1982

#453

1983

#540

1984

#607

1985

#499

1986

#681

1987

#657

1988

#1,088

1989

#835

1990

#789

1991

#864

1992

#791

1993

#990

1994

#972

1995

#965

1996

#1,250

1997

#1,586

1998

#1,592

1999

#994

2000

#1,629

2001

#1,618

2002

#1,271

2004

#1,747

2005

#1,791

2006

#1,510

2007

#1,501

2008

#1,683

2009

#1,620

2010

#1,484

2011

#1,481

2013

#1,513

2015

#369

2016

#120

2017

#183

Meaning

Numerology of Viola

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

Famous people named Viola

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Viola in 2017

Other girls' names starting with V

Year-by-Year Detail