US rank #686 Girls' name Peak 2023 8,276 births

Violeta — #686 US girls' name

8,276 babies named Violeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s561930s391940s471950s1141960s2171970s5801980s9201990s7442000s13082010s23902020s1856
#686
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 96% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Violeta was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

450 babies were named Violeta in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Violeta

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,276 babies named Violeta between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Violeta currently holds the #686 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 450 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Violeta performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,390 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Violeta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,549 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Violeta in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Violeta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 8,276 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Violeta at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

8,276

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2023

450 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#686

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Violeta popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2023)
450
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Violeta popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1986 (Violeta as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1986 5

Violeta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,390 births that decade — 29% of Violeta's all-time total
1910s51920s561930s391940s471950s1141960s2171970s5801980s9201990s7442000s13082010s23902020s1856

Violeta by state

Where Violeta concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Violeta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,549 30.8%
#2 Texas
1,755 21.2%
#3 Illinois
475 5.7%
#4 New York
335 4.0%
#5 Florida
334 4.0%
#6 Arizona
212 2.6%
#7 Georgia
111 1.3%
#8 Washington
103 1.2%
California share of Violeta's total US births 30.8%
Even split

2,549 of 8,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Violeta appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Violeta?
8,276 babies have been named Violeta since 1918. It currently ranks #686 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 450 births.
When was Violeta most popular?
Violeta was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,390 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Violeta most popular?
The top states for the name Violeta are California (2,549 births), Texas (1,755 births), Illinois (475 births).
How long has the name Violeta been used?
Violeta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Violeta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Violet, Viola, Violette, Violetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.