Girls' name · since 1884
Violetta
Violetta has 3,308 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,308
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,308 babies have been named Violetta since 1884, making it today's #1183 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Violetta has been recorded 3,308 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #1183 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #3,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,183 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,308 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Violetta ranks #3,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,183 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,308 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,308
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Violetta's 3,308 recorded births place it above 95.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Violetta compares
3,308 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Violetta's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Violetta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,308 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 196 | 21 | 19,840 |
Violetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Violetta's full recorded timeline at 1958, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 196 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Violetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 196
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Violetta by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (886 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Violetta's strongest decade.
886 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Violetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 44
1890s
44 births
- 1900s 84
1900s
84 births
- 1910s 202
1910s
202 births
- 1920s 211
1920s
211 births
- 1930s 146
1930s
146 births
- 1940s 111
1940s
111 births
- 1950s 122
1950s
122 births
- 1960s 93
1960s
93 births
- 1970s 91
1970s
91 births
- 1980s 102
1980s
102 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s 202
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
886 births
- 2020s
2020s
880 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 886 births (27% of all-time use).
How Violetta 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 Violetta's total volume
Violetta by state
Where Violetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 393 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 276 | 8.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 156 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 94 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 82 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 79 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 49 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 47 | 1.4% |
393 of 3,308 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Violetta appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Violetta's data
- Violetta's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (886 total births) through the 2020s (880) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Violettas (393 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Violetta
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Violetta: 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 (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Violetta 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.