girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Violetta

Meaning Violetta is a female given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,184 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

Violetta is a female given name.

Rank 2025
#1,184
among girls · ↑281 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
196
named Violetta · +31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,200
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
196 babies
All-time total
3,308
#3,384 all-time among girls
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Violetta popularity over time

3,308 babies have been named Violetta since 1884, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s 21 2 – #849
1890s 44 4 +110% #1,083
1900s 84 8 +91% #1,169
1910s 202 20 +140% #1,379
1920s 211 21 +4% #1,620
1930s 146 15 -31% #1,601
1940s 111 11 -24% #1,964
1950s 122 12 +10% #2,797
1960s 93 9 -24% #3,776
1970s 91 9 -2% #4,714
1980s 102 10 +12% #5,452
1990s 113 11 +11% #5,211
2000s 202 20 +79% #4,804
2010s 886 89 +339% #1,613
2020s (to 2025) 880 147 +66% #1,184

Where Violetta 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 206 0.13 outside top 500
2027 214 0.13 outside top 500
2028 222 0.14 outside top 500
2029 229 0.14 outside top 500
2030 235 0.15 outside top 500

Where Violetta is most popular

Girls named Violetta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.092 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, California, and Illinois.

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 Violetta 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 37 0.264 +187%
California 149 0.177 +93%
Illinois 38 0.166 +81%
Washington 21 0.145 +58%
Texas 115 0.143 +56%
New York 51 0.129 +40%
Florida 43 0.100 +9%
Colorado 6 0.054 -41%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -43%
Indiana 5 0.036 -61%
Ohio 7 0.030 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Violetta

Violetta is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,184 in 2025 with 196 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 3,308 American babies have been named Violetta. Its peak came in 2025, when 196 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 Violetta stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Violetta?

The median living Violetta is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 23. An estimated 2,600 people named Violetta are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Violetta year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 196 #1,184
2024 150 #1,465
2023 136 #1,566
2022 134 #1,589
2021 129 #1,629
2020 135 #1,570
2019 132 #1,613
2018 119 #1,740
2017 115 #1,814
2016 115 #1,813
2015 109 #1,881
2014 97 #2,037
2013 69 #2,593
2012 57 #3,004
2011 46 #3,492
2010 27 #5,238
2009 29 #5,090
2008 24 #5,946
2007 19 #7,081
2006 30 #4,804
2005 22 #5,788
2004 14 #8,233
2003 15 #7,563
2002 22 #5,438
2001 13 #8,178
2000 14 #7,562
1995 11 #8,060
1990 14 #6,454
1985 12 #6,023
1980 12 #5,901
1975 11 #5,506
1970 8 #6,346
1965 6 #6,518
1960 12 #3,914
1955 10 #4,056
1950 12 #3,226
1945 7 #4,012
1940 15 #2,200
1935 12 #2,569
1930 21 #1,811
1925 21 #1,941
1920 23 #1,813
1915 22 #1,620
1910 8 #1,924
1905 8 #1,535
1900 12 #1,169
1895 5 #1,800
1890 5 #1,524
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Violetta

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

  1. 1 Violetta Villas Violetta Villas Polish singer (1938–2011) Contemporary
  2. 2 Violetta Kolobova Violetta Kolobova Russian fencer b. 1991 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Violetta?

The median living Violetta is about 9 years old. Half of all living Violettas are between 4 and 23 years old.

How many people named Violetta are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Violetta are alive in the United States, based on 3,308 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Violetta mean?

Violetta is a female given name.

How popular is the name Violetta in 2025?

Violetta ranked #1,184 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 196 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Violetta?

3,308 babies have been named Violetta in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Violetta most popular?

Violetta peaked in 2025, when 196 newborns received the name.

Is Violetta a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Violetta rising or falling?

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

Will Violetta become more popular?

Violetta is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 235 girls named Violetta 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 Violetta?

Well-known people named Violetta include Violetta Villas (singer), Violetta Kolobova (fencer).

Names like Violetta

Names that sound and feel close to Violetta: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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