US rank #2191 Girls' name Peak 2023 909 births

Violett — #2191 US girls' name

909 babies named Violett in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2191
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Violett was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

97 babies were named Violett in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Violett

The Social Security Administration has registered 909 babies named Violett between 1899 and 2024, spanning 126 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Violett currently holds the #2191 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 97 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Violett performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 430 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Violett shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Violett in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Violett 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 909 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.

Violett at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

909

Since 1899

126 years of records

Peak year

2023

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,191

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1899

Recorded for 126 years

Last year on file: 2024

Violett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1899

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
97
Annual births at peak — across 126 years of records
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Violett by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
430 births that decade — 47% of Violett's all-time total
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Violett by state

Where Violett concentrates geographically — total births since 1899

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Violett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
134 14.7%
#2 Texas
92 10.1%
#3 New York
18 2.0%
#4 New Jersey
16 1.8%
#5 Arizona
10 1.1%
#6 Florida
6 0.7%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.6%
California share of Violett's total US births 14.7%
Even split

134 of 909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Violett?
909 babies have been named Violett since 1899. It currently ranks #2191 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 97 births.
When was Violett most popular?
Violett was most popular in the 2010s decade with 430 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Violett most popular?
The top states for the name Violett are California (134 births), Texas (92 births), New York (18 births).
How long has the name Violett been used?
Violett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 126 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Violett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Violet, Viola, Violeta, Violette, 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, 1899–2024 (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.