Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Violette

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #894 Trend ↑ Rising 15%

Violette is a female given name and a surname which may refer to:

Rank 2025
#894
among girls · ↑71 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
298
named Violette · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,394
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
298 babies
All-time total
6,403
#2,200 all-time among girls
First recorded
1886
in Social Security records

Violette popularity over time

6,403 babies have been named Violette since 1886, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 17 2 – #1,144
1890s 97 10 +471% #789
1900s 272 27 +180% #591
1910s 790 79 +190% #607
1920s 730 73 -8% #675
1930s 247 25 -66% #1,127
1940s 93 9 -62% #2,395
1950s 84 8 -10% #3,151
1960s 22 2 -74% #5,878
1970s 51 5 +132% #6,469
1980s 74 7 +45% #4,527
1990s 114 11 +54% #6,380
2000s 480 48 +321% #2,015
2010s 1,758 176 +266% #1,015
2020s (to 2025) 1,574 262 +49% #894

Where Violette 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 306 0.19 outside top 500
2027 313 0.20 outside top 500
2028 320 0.20 outside top 500
2029 325 0.20 outside top 500
2030 330 0.21 outside top 500

Where Violette is most popular

Girls named Violette per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.162 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Massachusetts, 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 Violette 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 49 0.349 +116%
Massachusetts 35 0.289 +79%
California 231 0.275 +70%
Wisconsin 25 0.243 +50%
New York 82 0.207 +28%
Illinois 47 0.205 +27%
Maryland 20 0.189 +17%
Florida 79 0.185 +14%
North Carolina 40 0.176 +8%
Texas 141 0.175 +8%
Pennsylvania 40 0.169 ≈ national
Missouri 18 0.149 -8%
New Jersey 26 0.144 -11%
Ohio 31 0.131 -19%
Nevada 6 0.129 -20%
Colorado 14 0.125 -23%
Washington 18 0.125 -23%
Michigan 22 0.121 -25%
Louisiana 10 0.114 -29%
Minnesota 12 0.111 -31%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -36%
Iowa 5 0.086 -47%
Indiana 11 0.078 -52%
Utah 6 0.072 -55%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -58%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -64%
Tennessee 8 0.050 -69%
Georgia 8 0.035 -78%
Virginia 5 0.029 -82%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
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 Violette

Violette is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #894 in 2025 with 298 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1886, 6,403 American babies have been named Violette. Its peak came in 2025, when 298 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 Violette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Violette?

The median living Violette is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 4,200 people named Violette are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Violette year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 298 #894
2024 271 #965
2023 262 #981
2022 235 #1,072
2021 248 #1,027
2020 260 #982
2019 254 #1,015
2018 230 #1,092
2017 203 #1,200
2016 196 #1,251
2015 204 #1,218
2014 187 #1,283
2013 171 #1,370
2012 104 #1,917
2011 105 #1,908
2010 104 #1,940
2009 103 #2,015
2008 85 #2,315
2007 64 #2,856
2006 56 #3,052
2005 51 #3,121
2004 31 #4,489
2003 20 #6,047
2002 36 #3,725
2001 20 #5,809
2000 14 #7,563
1995 8 #10,483
1990 7 #11,381
1985 8 #8,296
1980 6 #10,357
1975 9 #6,469
1970 5 #9,325
1965 5 #7,497
1960 – –
1955 8 #4,727
1950 12 #3,227
1945 9 #3,377
1940 13 #2,415
1935 24 #1,546
1930 44 #1,127
1925 54 #1,035
1920 117 #675
1915 87 #721
1910 33 #752
1905 33 #619
1900 19 #883
1895 8 #1,295
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Violette

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

  1. 1 Violette Szabo Violette Szabo French espionage agent 1921–1945 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Violette Leduc Violette Leduc French writer (1907–1972) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Violette?

The median living Violette is about 8 years old. Half of all living Violettes are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Violette are alive today?

An estimated 4,200 people named Violette are alive in the United States, based on 6,403 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Violette mean?

Violette is a female given name and a surname which may refer to:

How popular is the name Violette in 2025?

Violette ranked #894 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 298 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Violette?

6,403 babies have been named Violette in the United States since 1886, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Violette most popular?

Violette peaked in 2025, when 298 newborns received the name.

Is Violette a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Violette rising or falling?

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

Will Violette become more popular?

Violette is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 330 girls named Violette 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 Violette?

Well-known people named Violette include Violette Szabo (military personnel), Violette Leduc (writer).

Names like Violette

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

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