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Viola

Girl's name · #1015 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Viola was #42 in 1908, slipped to #3195 by 2001, and has climbed back to #1015 today. About 133,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Viola is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Viola is especially popular in Finland (Finnish-sp.).

#4 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #50 in Denmark (2025) · #71 in Czechia (2025) · #79 in Sweden (2025) · #103 in Austria (2025) · #211 in Norway (2025) · #292 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,077 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,487 in Belgium (2025) · #1,021 in Canada (2024).

Famous Violas

• Viola Davis — American actress and producer (born 1965)
• Viola Amherd — Swiss politician
• Viola Dana — American actor (1897–1987)
• Viola Myers — Athletics competitor (1927–1993)
• Viola Desmond — Canadian activist (1914–1965)

In stories & tradition

• Viola — Twelfth Night
• Viola Angervuo^fi — Salatut elämät (Finnish TV series)
• Viola de Lesseps^es — Shakespeare in Love (film)

What Violas become

Among 525 notable people named Viola:

Medical professionals appear 2.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Viola Davis Brown, American nurse.

Similar names: Violetta · Estelle · Violette · Nola · Elinor · Della

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