Latin viola, the violet — violet flower. A Victorian flower name that fell out of use by 1960 and returned after 2000.
Violet ranks 13th among American girls in 2025, with 7,546 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 7,546 babies were given the name, ranking 13th. The typical living American called Violet is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.82% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.