The first name Violet

In 2025, 1,061 girls were named Violet, making it the 37th most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Violet with other names.

In 2025, 7,546 girls born in the United States were named Violet, the 13th most popular girls’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Violet McGraw
  American actress (born 2011)
• Violet Keppel Trefusis
  English socialite and author (1894–1972)
• Violet Hunt
  British writer (1862-1942)
• Violet Oakley
  American artist (1874-1961)
• Violet Chachki
  American drag queen and burlesque performer, born 1992
• Violet Rose Olney
  British athlete, 1911–1999
• Violet Webb
  British athlete, 1915–1999
• Violet Archer
  Canadian classical music composer (1913-2000)
• Violet MacMillan
  American actress (1887–1953)
• Violet Kemble-Cooper
  British actress (1886-1961)
• Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
  British artist and noblewoman (1856-1937)
• Violet Mersereau
  Actress (1892-1975)

What does the name Violet mean?

A 19th century flower name from violet, sometimes as an anglicisation of the earlier French Violette.

How popular is the name Violet?

In 2025, 1,061 girls born in England and Wales were named Violet, ranking 37th.

Is Violet a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 185,845 US babies named Violet since 1880 were girls.

When was Violet most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 7,546 babies were named Violet, its highest rank at 13th.

What are other spellings of Violet?

Vyolette.

Is Violet also a surname?

Yes. Violet is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.