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Violeta

Meaning Violeta is a female given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #641 Trend ↑ Rising 56%

Violeta is a female given name.

Rank 2025
#641
among girls · ↑47 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
451
named Violeta · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,564
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
451 babies
All-time total
8,735
#1,831 all-time among girls
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Violeta popularity over time

8,735 babies have been named Violeta since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #5,550
1920s 56 – 56 6 +1020% #3,129
1930s 39 – 39 4 -30% #2,516
1940s 47 – 47 5 +21% #3,388
1950s 114 – 114 11 +143% #2,689
1960s 217 – 217 22 +90% #2,462
1970s 581 – 581 58 +168% #1,396
1980s 920 5 925 93 +59% #968
1990s 744 – 744 74 -20% #1,522
2000s 1,308 – 1,308 131 +76% #1,173
2010s 2,391 – 2,391 239 +83% #892
2020s (to 2025) 2,308 – 2,308 385 +61% #641

Where Violeta is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 485 0.30 outside top 500
2027 516 0.32 outside top 500
2028 544 0.34 outside top 500
2029 569 0.35 outside top 500
2030 591 0.37 outside top 500

Where Violeta is most popular

Girls named Violeta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.248 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Violeta born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 93 0.663 +168%
Texas 507 0.630 +154%
California 445 0.529 +114%
Illinois 106 0.463 +87%
Nevada 17 0.366 +48%
Washington 52 0.360 +45%
Colorado 38 0.340 +37%
Kansas 19 0.329 +33%
Oregon 19 0.292 +18%
Florida 121 0.283 +14%
New Mexico 6 0.247 ≈ national
North Carolina 53 0.233 -6%
Arkansas 11 0.208 -16%
Georgia 46 0.202 -18%
Wisconsin 20 0.194 -22%
Indiana 26 0.185 -25%
New Jersey 33 0.183 -26%
Massachusetts 20 0.165 -33%
Utah 13 0.156 -37%
New York 61 0.154 -38%
Oklahoma 11 0.149 -40%
Minnesota 12 0.111 -55%
Iowa 5 0.086 -65%
Virginia 12 0.070 -72%
Ohio 14 0.059 -76%
Tennessee 9 0.057 -77%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -78%
Missouri 5 0.041 -83%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Violeta

Violeta is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #641 in 2025 with 451 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 8,735 American babies have been named Violeta. Its peak came in 2025, when 451 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Violeta stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Violeta?

The median living Violeta is about 14 years old; half are between 5 and 32. An estimated 8,500 people named Violeta are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Violeta year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 451 #641 – –
2024 414 #688 – –
2023 450 #655 – –
2022 391 #741 – –
2021 304 #890 – –
2020 298 #892 – –
2019 299 #892 – –
2018 274 #967 – –
2017 257 #1,013 – –
2016 246 #1,063 – –
2015 221 #1,152 – –
2014 191 #1,267 – –
2013 207 #1,163 – –
2012 231 #1,078 – –
2011 215 #1,143 – –
2010 250 #1,007 – –
2009 215 #1,173 – –
2008 139 #1,634 – –
2007 185 #1,321 – –
2006 166 #1,379 – –
2005 119 #1,678 – –
2004 101 #1,882 – –
2003 115 #1,673 – –
2002 124 #1,534 – –
2001 75 #2,192 – –
2000 69 #2,276 – –
1995 73 #1,918 – –
1990 102 #1,522 – –
1985 160 #968 – –
1980 106 #1,243 – –
1975 47 #1,933 – –
1970 21 #3,201 – –
1965 25 #2,462 – –
1960 12 #3,913 – –
1955 14 #3,217 – –
1950 12 #3,225 – –
1945 7 #4,011 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 7 #3,728 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 9 #3,652 – –
1920 5 #5,722 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Violeta

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Violeta Chamorro Violeta Chamorro President of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997 b. 1929 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Violeta Parra Violeta Parra Chilean musician and folklorist (1917–1967) Contemporary
  3. 3 Violeta Bulc Violeta Bulc Slovenian politician (born 1964) Contemporary
  4. 4 Violeta Szekely Romanian middle-distance runner b. 1965 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Violeta, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Violeta?

The median living Violeta is about 14 years old. Half of all living Violetas are between 5 and 32 years old.

How many people named Violeta are alive today?

An estimated 8,500 people named Violeta are alive in the United States, based on 8,735 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Violeta mean?

Violeta is a female given name.

How popular is the name Violeta in 2025?

Violeta ranked #641 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 451 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Violeta?

8,735 babies have been named Violeta in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Violeta most popular?

Violeta peaked in 2025, when 451 newborns received the name.

Is Violeta a boy or girl name?

Violeta is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Violeta rising or falling?

Violeta is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Violeta become more popular?

Violeta is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 591 girls named Violeta in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Violeta?

Well-known people named Violeta include Violeta Chamorro (politician), Violeta Parra (musician), Violeta Bulc (politician).

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