Violet is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #13 in 2025.
Violet is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13 for girl births in the United States (and #40 across all names), given to 7,546 babies. Violet was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (7,546 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,546 | 7,546 | #13 | — |
| 2024 | 6,991 | 6,997 | #15 | #14,137 |
| 2023 | 6,375 | 6,375 | #16 | #14,061 |
| 2022 | 6,483 | 6,488 | #20 | #12,231 |
| 2021 | 5,524 | 5,524 | #36 | — |
| 2020 | 5,128 | 5,128 | #37 | — |
| 2019 | 5,424 | 5,424 | #36 | #12,045 |
| 2018 | 4,839 | 4,839 | #43 | #13,975 |
| 2017 | 4,741 | 4,741 | #47 | — |
| 2016 | 4,882 | 4,882 | #47 | — |
| 2015 | 4,822 | 4,822 | #50 | — |
| 2014 | 4,202 | 4,202 | #67 | #8,745 |
| 2013 | 3,941 | 3,941 | #69 | #12,047 |
| 2012 | 3,283 | 3,283 | #89 | — |
| 2011 | 2,902 | 2,902 | #101 | — |
| 2010 | 2,576 | 2,576 | #122 | #14,146 |
| 2009 | 2,262 | 2,262 | #140 | — |
| 2008 | 1,830 | 1,830 | #182 | — |
| 2007 | 1,538 | 1,538 | #229 | — |
| 2006 | 1,268 | 1,268 | #260 | — |
| 2005 | 846 | 846 | #369 | — |
| 2004 | 482 | 482 | #584 | — |
| 2003 | 469 | 469 | #585 | — |
| 2002 | 419 | 419 | #611 | — |
| 2001 | 381 | 381 | #660 | — |
| 2000 | 316 | 316 | #734 | — |
| 1999 | 255 | 255 | #851 | — |
| 1998 | 234 | 234 | #904 | — |
| 1997 | 183 | — | #1,049 | — |
| 1996 | 161 | — | #1,132 | — |
| 1995 | 162 | — | #1,099 | — |
| 1994 | 159 | — | #1,132 | — |
| 1993 | 142 | — | #1,227 | — |
| 1992 | 143 | — | #1,224 | — |
| 1991 | 133 | — | #1,269 | — |
| 1990 | 127 | — | #1,291 | — |
| 1989 | 133 | — | #1,219 | — |
| 1988 | 133 | — | #1,156 | — |
| 1987 | 143 | — | #1,074 | — |
| 1986 | 125 | — | #1,149 | — |
| 1985 | 142 | — | #1,050 | — |
| 1984 | 138 | — | #1,034 | — |
| 1983 | 141 | — | #1,009 | — |
| 1982 | 150 | — | #987 | — |
| 1981 | 147 | — | #997 | — |
| 1980 | 141 | — | #1,025 | — |
| 1979 | 119 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1978 | 115 | — | #1,134 | — |
| 1977 | 127 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1976 | 113 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1975 | 113 | — | #1,054 | — |
| 1974 | 132 | — | #945 | — |
| 1973 | 132 | — | #932 | — |
| 1972 | 109 | — | #1,064 | — |
| 1971 | 143 | — | #916 | — |
| 1970 | 140 | — | #925 | — |
| 1969 | 138 | — | #902 | — |
| 1968 | 141 | — | #864 | — |
| 1967 | 152 | — | #810 | — |
| 1966 | 210 | — | #671 | — |
| 1965 | 212 | — | #677 | — |
| 1964 | 230 | — | #673 | — |
| 1963 | 244 | — | #646 | — |
| 1962 | 292 | — | #576 | — |
| 1961 | 317 | — | #560 | — |
| 1960 | 320 | — | #541 | — |
| 1959 | 328 | — | #537 | — |
| 1958 | 384 | — | #487 | — |
| 1957 | 387 | — | #486 | — |
| 1956 | 367 | — | #487 | — |
| 1955 | 408 | — | #445 | — |
| 1954 | 450 | — | #408 | — |
| 1953 | 422 | — | #423 | — |
| 1952 | 427 | — | #407 | — |
| 1951 | 461 | — | #382 | — |
| 1950 | 519 | — | #343 | — |
| 1949 | 483 | — | #360 | — |
| 1948 | 529 | — | #339 | — |
| 1947 | 631 | — | #310 | #4,240 |
| 1946 | 614 | — | #294 | — |
| 1945 | 588 | — | #286 | — |
| 1944 | 636 | — | #275 | — |
| 1943 | 711 | — | #261 | — |
| 1942 | 809 | — | #239 | #3,541 |
| 1941 | 785 | — | #223 | #3,981 |
| 1940 | 790 | — | #217 | #3,121 |
| 1939 | 916 | — | #196 | #3,946 |
| 1938 | 965 | — | #194 | #3,523 |
| 1937 | 1,139 | — | #177 | — |
| 1936 | 1,158 | — | #169 | #4,023 |
| 1935 | 1,280 | — | #159 | #3,625 |
| 1934 | 1,375 | — | #148 | #4,177 |
| 1933 | 1,525 | — | #136 | #2,994 |
| 1932 | 1,701 | — | #132 | #2,838 |
| 1931 | 1,760 | — | #132 | #2,644 |
| 1930 | 2,108 | — | #120 | #2,775 |
| 1929 | 2,220 | — | #111 | #3,933 |
| 1928 | 2,338 | — | #113 | #2,043 |
| 1927 | 2,704 | — | #103 | #2,904 |
| 1926 | 2,917 | — | #94 | #2,297 |
| 1925 | 3,038 | — | #92 | #4,170 |
| 1924 | 3,231 | — | #88 | #3,852 |
| 1923 | 3,284 | — | #86 | #3,455 |
| 1922 | 3,202 | — | #86 | #3,517 |
| 1921 | 3,480 | — | #81 | #2,795 |
| 1920 | 3,707 | — | #77 | #2,451 |
| 1919 | 3,607 | — | #74 | #2,865 |
| 1918 | 3,302 | — | #83 | #3,360 |
| 1917 | 3,034 | — | #84 | #3,204 |
| 1916 | 2,927 | — | #83 | #3,868 |
| 1915 | 2,760 | — | #82 | #3,060 |
| 1914 | 2,061 | — | #83 | — |
| 1913 | 1,751 | — | #82 | — |
| 1912 | 1,541 | — | #83 | #2,525 |
| 1911 | 1,183 | — | #83 | — |
| 1910 | 1,037 | — | #89 | — |
| 1909 | 945 | — | #89 | — |
| 1908 | 1,017 | — | #81 | — |
| 1907 | 956 | — | #81 | — |
| 1906 | 830 | — | #86 | — |
| 1905 | 836 | — | #82 | #1,412 |
| 1904 | 755 | — | #87 | — |
| 1903 | 636 | — | #93 | — |
| 1902 | 649 | — | #95 | — |
| 1901 | 611 | — | #91 | — |
| 1900 | 614 | — | #109 | — |
| 1899 | 435 | — | #111 | — |
| 1898 | 411 | — | #127 | — |
| 1897 | 411 | — | #119 | — |
| 1896 | 354 | — | #135 | — |
| 1895 | 316 | — | #142 | — |
| 1894 | 286 | — | #154 | — |
| 1893 | 254 | — | #157 | — |
| 1892 | 238 | — | #163 | — |
| 1891 | 188 | — | #176 | — |
| 1890 | 183 | — | #176 | — |
| 1889 | 155 | — | #183 | — |
| 1888 | 145 | — | #186 | — |
| 1887 | 97 | — | #210 | — |
| 1886 | 103 | — | #195 | — |
| 1885 | 92 | — | #196 | — |
| 1884 | 81 | — | #211 | — |
| 1883 | 74 | — | #201 | — |
| 1882 | 48 | — | #249 | — |
| 1881 | 42 | — | #246 | — |
| 1880 | 42 | — | #239 | — |