Violet: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “violet flower”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- VY-uh-let · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From the English flower name, ultimately from Old French violete and Latin viola. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.
How popular is Violet?
Babies named Violet in 20246,977
2024 rank#15 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880178,257
Violet is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Violet
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Violet questions
What does the name Violet mean?
Violet means "violet flower". It comes from English. From the English flower name, ultimately from Old French violete and Latin viola. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.
Is Violet a boy or girl name?
Violet is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Violet?
6,977 US babies were named Violet in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Violet?
Violet is usually pronounced VY-uh-let.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.