Violet Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Violet

Violet Name Origin: English
Pronunciation: vy-lett
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Violet Name Meaning

A floral name that’s been blooming in use, Violet is of English origins. Named after the flowering purple plant, Violet is a name primed for picking in today’s busy baby girl name scene.

Violet hits all the right marks when it comes to today’s trends. She works well with nature names like Willow and Lily but also pals around with colorful choices like Sienna and Ebony without any fuss. Best of all, she’s got the old-lady chic feel seen in Amelia and Audrey. This trifecta of style leaves little wonder why parents can’t get enough of her.

In addition to fitting certain genres, Violet has some in-demand sounds in her name that are trending, from her vivacious V start to her chic -let ending. The letter V has been a big time hit in the girl scene with Olivia, Evelyn, Avery, and Valeria all containing the va-va voom letter. In addition, the -let sound has been winning over parents with Charlotte and Scarlett.

Violet is a delicate name, bringing to mind dollhouses and porcelain dolls. Pearls and lace are favorites of hers, as are quiet nights at home in the library with a good book.

Some variants of Violet include Viola and Violetta. Similar names are Scarlett, Vivienne, and Vienna.

Violet Name Popularity

How popular is the name Violet? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	88	1,020	0.2897%
1911	82	1,172	0.3147%
1912	83	1,517	0.3008%
1913	82	1,727	0.3046%
1914	83	2,052	0.2944%
1915	82	2,740	0.3016%
1916	83	2,905	0.3007%
1917	84	3,015	0.3014%
1918	83	3,287	0.3063%
1919	74	3,584	0.3423%
1920	77	3,686	0.3315%
1921	81	3,464	0.3025%
1922	85	3,191	0.2864%
1923	85	3,270	0.292%
1924	88	3,219	0.2772%
1925	92	3,026	0.2677%
1926	95	2,888	0.2626%
1927	103	2,682	0.2423%
1928	112	2,302	0.2151%
1929	111	2,204	0.2128%
1930	120	2,090	0.2001%
1931	131	1,735	0.1758%
1932	132	1,681	0.1701%
1933	136	1,495	0.1605%
1934	148	1,356	0.1403%
1935	158	1,256	0.1292%
1936	168	1,132	0.1175%
1937	176	1,124	0.1141%
1938	193	935	0.0913%
1939	193	891	0.0876%
1940	216	758	0.0713%
1941	223	751	0.0667%
1942	238	781	0.0618%
1943	260	678	0.0519%
1944	275	605	0.0488%
1945	287	553	0.0453%
1946	293	583	0.0395%
1947	309	598	0.0358%
1948	339	489	0.0306%
1949	355	446	0.0277%
1950	337	493	0.0306%
1951	378	424	0.025%
1952	406	382	0.0219%
1953	424	380	0.0215%
1954	408	405	0.0222%
1955	443	363	0.0197%
1956	490	319	0.0169%
1957	487	337	0.0175%
1958	483	340	0.018%
1959	528	292	0.0154%
1960	541	279	0.0147%
1961	555	272	0.0144%
1962	581	244	0.0133%
1963	637	204	0.0114%
1964	672	184	0.0105%
1965	680	162	0.0099%
1966	685	150	0.0096%
1967	859	89	0.0059%
1968	875	87	0.0058%
1969	902	87	0.0056%
1970	933	87	0.0055%
1971	958	83	0.0055%
1972	1,145	49	0.0036%
1973	992	71	0.0055%
1974	899	91	0.007%
1975	1,098	59	0.0046%
1976	1,259	43	0.0033%
1977	1,148	60	0.0045%
1978	1,225	54	0.004%
1979	1,074	79	0.0056%
1980	1,138	71	0.0049%
1981	1,083	78	0.0053%
1982	1,052	84	0.0056%
1983	1,057	79	0.0054%
1984	1,076	80	0.0054%
1985	1,069	86	0.0057%
1986	1,126	78	0.0052%
1987	1,175	71	0.0047%
1988	1,158	81	0.0052%
1989	1,264	75	0.0046%
1990	1,273	79	0.0048%
1991	1,352	71	0.0044%
1992	1,205	97	0.0061%
1993	1,305	81	0.0052%
1994	1,090	118	0.0077%
1995	1,169	97	0.0064%
1996	1,179	100	0.0067%
1997	1,064	124	0.0084%
1998	888	187	0.0125%
1999	845	204	0.0136%
2000	767	252	0.0165%
2001	660	338	0.0224%
2002	615	368	0.0246%
2003	600	411	0.027%
2004	591	430	0.0282%
2005	372	814	0.0532%
2006	260	1,241	0.0793%
2007	228	1,522	0.0965%
2008	184	1,803	0.1167%
2009	140	2,258	0.1511%
2010	122	2,562	0.1778%
2011	100	2,898	0.2034%
2012	89	3,273	0.2297%
2013	68	3,925	0.2757%
2014	67	4,181	0.287%
2015	50	4,810	0.3306%
2016	46	4,858	0.3369%
2017	47	4,699	0.3367%
2018	43	4,794	0.3489%
2019	36	5,386	0.3979%
2020	37	4,937	0.3879%
2021	35	5,115	0.4184%
2022	20	6,434	0.4877%
2023	16	6,364	0.4917%

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Names Like Violet

If you like Violet, you’ll love these other names like Violet.

What names are diminutives of Violet?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Violet sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Violet, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Lettie	Footloose; joy	Latin
Letty	Footloose; joy	Latin
Vi	Purple; lively	Latin

What names are variants of Violet?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Violet.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Eolande	Purple; violet flower	Spanish
Iolande	Purple; violet flower	Spanish
Iolanthe	Violet flower	Greek
Jolanda	Purple	Latin
Jolande	Violet flower; purple	Latin
Jolanta	Violet flower; purple	Spanish
Jolantha	Violet flower; purple	Spanish
Jolanthe	Violet flower; purple	Spanish
Viola	Purple	Latin
Violaine	Purple	Latin
Violanta	Purple	Latin

Violante	Purple flower	Latin
Violanthe	Purple flower	Latin
Viole	Purple	Latin
Violeine	Purple	Latin
Violeta	Purple	Latin
Violetta	Purple	Latin
Violette	Purple	Latin
Viollet	Purple	Latin
Violletta	Purple	Latin
Viollette	Purple	Latin
Vyolet	Purple	Latin
Vyoletta	Purple	Latin
Vyolette	Purple	Latin
Yolanda	Violet flower	Spanish
Yolande	Purple; violet flower	Spanish

Yolane	Purple	Latin
Yolantha	Violet flower; purple	Spanish
Yolanthe	Violet flower; purple	Spanish

What names sound like Violet?

If you like how Violet sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Violet.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Charlotte	Free man	French
Scarlet	Shade of red	English
Scarlett	Shade of red	English
Valeta
Villette	Small town	French

What names are similar to Violet?

Find a name that’s like Violet, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Aria	Vocal solo	English
Camellia	Helper to the priest	Latin
Daisy	Daisy flower	English
Evelyn	Desired one	English
June	Month of June	Latin
Lily	Lily flower	English
Piper	Pipe player	English

Rose	Rose flower	English
Sienna	Reddish brown	English
Willow	Willow tree	English

Lists With Violet

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Violet.

Siblings of Violet

Mamas with kids named Violet also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Corbett	Young crow	Ancient
Alma	Nourishing, kind; soul; young woman; learned	Modern
Harrison	Son of Harry	English
Nathan	He gave	Hebrew
Charlotte	Free man	French
Alexander	Defender of man	Greek
Vada

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28 Comments

Cate Apr 3 at 12:01 pm

We chose the name Violet because it was the birth flower of February and our girl was born in February. She’s our little winter flower. We love what the flower symbolizes and the name suits her perfectly. It symbolizes modesty, humility, and is often looked upon as a sign of innocence. Violets are symbolic of faith, spiritual awareness, inspiration, spiritual passion, profuseness and sovereignty.

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Rachael Jul 24 at 8:35 am

I liked the earthy names and also wanted something I hadn’t heard in a while.
It was feminine and gentle but also vibrant and strong sounding to me.

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Kadie Jun 11 at 12:51 pm

Twin girls Vada and Violet. They just go well together. Rare but not too unique. Feminine and just really pretty. I do think Violet is becoming a lot more common right now as older, more traditional names are back in style.

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Ashley Nov 24 at 9:27 am

It is a pretty, timeless name.

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savannah Nov 11 at 12:20 pm

I have always liked the name violet. My lil violet was born 5.5 lbs, and i like to think she is delicate like a little flower (a violet). She is already so aware and has such a big personality. Violet has been the biggest blessing and gift i could ever ask for. Very proud to be her mommy?

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Rachael May 30 at 12:07 am

Just thought it was a pretty name

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Ashley Feb 22 at 11:17 am

My husband really liked the name Violet, plus it’s the flower for her birth month

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Sierra Jan 11 at 10:13 am

My husband started calling my bump baby Vi out of nowhere so we sat on it for a while and ended up both liking the name Violet. What’s even cooler is that we found out we both have distant relatives with the same name!

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Trinidad Jan 9 at 11:25 am

I gave her dad a list of first & middle names & he picked the ones he liked best which I thought were perfect for our summer baby.

Her fist & middle are Violet (a shade of purple) Zinnia(a beautiful flower that blooms in the summer)

I have nothis to dislike about the name at all.

She is a strong little girl just liker her mama.

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Alexandria Rumber Aug 5 at 8:30 am

My mom and I came up with violet because of our love for flower names , I love the name violet because there’s something so sweet about it!
My life is now complete adding this flower into my life

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Julianna May 17 at 6:42 am

We had a short list of names that we liked for our baby girl and was pretty set on one after finding out her gender. Then on Christmas morning I woke up with the name Violet in my head. I’m not sure where it came from since I hadn’t seen it anywhere. We knew our baby girl would be born in spring and I love flowers so I was drawn to floral names and names that were timeless and classic. We still didn’t call her anything until my husband realized how much he also liked the name Violet. We waited until we met her to see if it fit and after spending the day with her in the hospital, we were certain she is a Violet. Our little spring flower.

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Madison Mar 24 at 8:31 am

Violet is a family name! My grandfather grandmother’s name was Violet. We loved the name is she is our beautiful little flower.

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Angela Aug 31 at 7:15 pm

I had a patient named Violet. She was beautiful, even at 99 years old. She was sweet. I can never forget her. I loved the name, & I love the color. It is sweet, feminine & Victorian sounding. I love it!

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Lauren Jun 25 at 9:03 pm

I love the name Violet. I chose it for my rescue puppy. She’s rambunctious and sweet. It’s the perfect name. Of course, her collar and leash are purple.

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Kelly Jun 9 at 6:40 am

Traditional name

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Sylvia Dec 27 at 4:58 am

Is my mother’s name

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Sylvia Nov 30 at 7:21 pm

Named after my mum

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Amanda Aug 29 at 3:18 pm

Our seven year old suggested it and we fell in love with it. She said a friend at school had a toy with that name.

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Elena Mar 20 at 12:45 am

Violet Leilia is my daughter’s full name . Her twin brother is Anthony Orion . I love their names:)

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Mariane Dec 11 at 11:35 am

It’s a very pretty and girly name. It’s a bit unusual but usable. Everyone will be able to pronounce and spell it with no issue and she will hopefully not have many girls in her class with the same name.

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Cheyenne Oct 21 at 12:06 pm

My husband and I wanted a name that not everybody had, but wasn’t too far out there. A coworker actually suggested the name and we just kept coming back to it. We love our sweet Violet!

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Hannah Aug 18 at 9:31 am

We are very outdoorsy people and loved that it is a nature-themed name, but also that it is old-fashioned and unique, without being incredibly dated. It fits our little girl perfectly!

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Clarissa Jun 29 at 10:24 am

I love the name because its my favorite color

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Catherine Jun 10 at 10:29 am

My other girls are Scarlet and Hazel, and hubby and I love the classic sound of those names. Obviously there is a running theme (colors!), and I gave my husband full reign over naming this baby. I think he did a great job! So far I have met two other Violets who are young women (teenage to young adult, I work in college admissions) and they both said that they LOVE their name. One girl loves her name so much that she plans on naming her first daughter Violet too!

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Jo Blackburn Apr 22 at 6:52 pm

I’m a Horticulturist, and always wanted to name my children after plants. Violet seemed like a natural choice, as it also runs in the family, starting from my great grandmother Violet Nelli. Also I love that it is an old fashioned name too.

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Christine Apr 14 at 4:45 am

I’ve always loved the name Violet, but when it came time to name the baby I was stuck between two names. I was searching online for name meanings and found out Violet is the birth flower of February which was when I was due. I took that as a sign that our baby girl should be named Violet.

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Vanessa Bowman Apr 14 at 1:19 am

We chose Violet after eliminating many many other classic females names. We already had Grace chosen as a middle name and Violet Grace rang a classic and sweet tone to us.

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Carrie Apr 13 at 12:46 pm

We always pick family names for our children. I loved the name Violet but never knew it was my grandma’s mother’s last name when she remarried later in life. So it was in the family after all! I didn’t know many Violet’s but I feel like it is becoming more and more popular.

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