Violeta

Violeta: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “violet”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: vee-oh-LEH-tah · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Spanish, Portuguese, and Slavic form of Violet/Violetta, from the flower name ultimately derived from Latin viola. It is used across several European languages.

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How popular is Violeta?

2024124 per million US babies

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Babies named Violeta in 2024413

2024 rank#686 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18808,281

Violeta is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Violeta

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Violetviolet flower · English
Violetteviolet · French
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Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
Catalinapure · Spanish
Amayamother city · Spanish
Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish

Violeta questions

What does the name Violeta mean?

Violeta means "violet". It comes from Spanish. Spanish, Portuguese, and Slavic form of Violet/Violetta, from the flower name ultimately derived from Latin viola. It is used across several European languages.

Is Violeta a boy or girl name?

Violeta is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Violeta?

413 US babies were named Violeta in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Violeta?

Violeta is usually pronounced vee-oh-LEH-tah.

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.