Violetta

Origin: Italian — From Italian violetta ('violet'), or a diminutive of Viola

Girl's name · #1184 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Violetta is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1884, it stood at #1184 in 2025; about 3,300 girls have been named Violetta along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#350 in Poland (2025) · #737 in Austria (2025) · #948 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,782 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,420 in Canada (2024).

Famous Violettas

Violetta Villas — Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938–2011)
Violetta Kolobova — Russian fencer
Violetta Ferrari — Hungarian actress (1930–2014)
Violetta Oblinger-Peters — Austrian canoeist
Violetta Quesada — Cuban sprinter (1947–2024)

In stories & tradition

Violetta Kubasińska — Brzydula (TV series)
Violetta Valéry — La traviata (opera)
Violetta Bulstrode — Harry Potter (novel series)

What Violettas become

Among 112 notable people named Violetta:

Entertainers appear 2.25× more often than among typical names — e.g. Violetta Villas, Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938–2011).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Violeta (#641), Violetta would rank around #474 with about 650 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Violeta and Violetta.

Similar names: Violett · Evelina · Vivianna · Etta · Vesper · Klara

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