Violet

“Flower name, the violet” — English, from French Violette origin

Girl's name · #13 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Violet was #74 in 1919, slipped to #1291 by 1990, and reached #13 in 2025 — its highest rank ever. About 186,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #8 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #15 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #17 in Canada (2024) · #20 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #28 in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Violets

Violet Jessop — Titanic crew member (1887–1971)
Violet Brown — Jamaican supercentenarian (1900–2017)
Violet Gibson — Irish aristocrat noted for shooting Mussolini (1876–1956)
Violet Keppel Trefusis — English socialite and author (1894–1972)
Violet McGraw — American actress

In stories & tradition

Violet Baudelaire — A Series of Unfortunate Events · Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Violet Parr — The Incredibles
Violet Gray — Peanuts

What Violets become

Among 300 notable people named Violet:

Entertainers appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Violet McGraw, American actress.

Similar names: Eleanor · Vivian · Nora · Lucy · Aurora · Stella

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