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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 1,057 babies (rank #45 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,010 girls (rank #42). 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.

14,594

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,057

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
1996	19	#1,066
1997	24	#924
1998	22	#993
1999	28	#815
2000	30	#781
2001	35	#731
2002	41	#666
2003	43	#679
2004	50	#617
2005	161	#273
2006	245	#200
2007	299	#178
2008	362	#149
2009	409	#136
2010	466	#123
2011	513	#114
2012	580	#100
2013	709	#78
2014	754	#71
2015	854	#68
2016	959	#65
2017	911	#62
2018	970	#53
2019	990	#51
2020	962	#48
2021	1,057	#45
2022	1,057	#43
2023	1,034	#42
2024	1,010	#42