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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.
US births of Violet rose from 482 in 2004 to 846 in 2005, the year after The Incredibles and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events featured characters named Violet. Actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner chose the name for their daughter, Violet Anne Affleck, born in December 2005.
See where Violet is more common.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Violet is especially popular in Australia (QLD).
#8 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #15 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #20 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #28 in New Zealand (2025) · #37 in England & Wales (2025) · #65 in Scotland (2025) · #110 in N. Ireland (2025) · #225 in Ireland (2025) · #371 in Ecuador (2025) · #549 in Belgium (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,584 in Switzerland (2025) and 1 more.
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 · Lucy · Nora · Aurora · Stella
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