Violette

girls’ nameAt its peakCompare

Violette is ranked 964th among girls in 2024 (270 births). Its best rank was 591st, in 1908.

Rank in 2024: #964up 19 from 2023
Births in 2024: 2700.02% of girls
Peak year: 2024270 births
Best rank: #591in 1908
Since 1886: 6,102people given the name

Babies named Violette, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

6,102 girls have been named Violette in the United States since 1886, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 270 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2009, and the 2010s alone account for 29%. It has spent 34 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Violette
1880s	17
1890s	97
1900s	272
1910s	790
1920s	730
1930s	247
1940s	93
1950s	84
1960s	22
1970s	51
1980s	74
1990s	114
2000s	480
2010s	1,758
2020s	1,273

In 2024, its biggest year

Violette was the 964th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Violette

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.