Girls' name · since 1899
Violett
Since 1899, U.S. Social Security records show 1,012 babies named Violett, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,902 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,012
- born since 1899
- 2020s
- peak decade
Violett currently ranks #1902 among girls' names in America, with 1,012 babies recorded since 1899.
Social Security Administration records show Violett recorded 1,012 times among girls since 1899, holding rank #1902 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2025.
- #7,456 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,902 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,012 born since 1899
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Violett ranks #7,456 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,902 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,012 born since 1899, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,902 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,012
- born since 1899
- 2020s
- peak decade
Violett's 1,012 recorded births place it above 89.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Violett compares
1,012 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Violett's all-time total is 169% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Violett | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,012 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Violett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Violett's full recorded timeline at 2010, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Violett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Violett by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (479 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Violett's strongest decade.
479 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Violett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
430 births
- 2020s
2020s
479 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 479 births (47% of all-time use).
How Violett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Violett's total volume
Violett by state
Where Violett concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 147 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 110 | 10.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 27 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 21 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
147 of 1,012 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Violett appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Violett's data
- California records the most Violetts (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Violett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~126 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1899–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Violett draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.