Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Violet name popularity since 1925
133,934 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Violet. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Violet is about 13 years old in 2026. Violet peaked in 2025 as the #13 name for girls, and it ranked #13 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 133,934
- Named Violet, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #13
- for girls in 2025 (7,546 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 133,748 girls · 186 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 2.23× its national share
Peak year is the year Violet made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Violet births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Violet both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1937 and 1942, Violet's share of baby girls fell by 44%, from 1 in 934 to 1 in 1,680.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, it became 4.7× more common, from 1 in 3,810 baby girls to 1 in 812.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Violet's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Violet.
Decade by decade
Babies named Violet in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 13,165 | 52 | – |
| 1930s | 13,863 | 64 | #159 |
| 1940s | 6,553 | 23 | #286 |
| 1950s | 4,153 | 0 | #445 |
| 1960s | 2,256 | 0 | #677 |
| 1970s | 1,243 | 0 | #1,054 |
| 1980s | 1,393 | 0 | #1,050 |
| 1990s | 1,699 | 0 | #1,099 |
| 2000s | 9,811 | 0 | #369 |
| 2010s | 41,581 | 31 | #50 |
| 2020–25 | 38,031 | 16 | #13 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
52.9% of babies named Violet from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Violet is most popular
The index compares Violet's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Violet.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 2.23× | 917 |
| North Dakota | 2.20× | 915 |
| West Virginia | 1.96× | 2,270 |
| Nevada | 1.89× | 889 |
| South Dakota | 1.81× | 761 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Violet's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Violet.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Violet (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data