Girls' name · since 1917

Voilet

Voilet has 33 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

33
total births
1917–1929
years on record
1920s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade

Voilet sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 33 recorded since 1917.

Social Security Administration records show Voilet recorded 33 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1929.

  • 33 total births
  • 1917–1929 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 64% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

33 girls have been named Voilet since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.

33
total births
1917–1929
years on record
1920s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Voilet was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

9 babies were named Voilet in 1929 - its busiest year on record.

Voilet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Voilet's full recorded timeline at 1920, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Voilet at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

33

Since 1917

13 years of records

Peak year

1929

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1917

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1929

Voilet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1929)
9
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
45678910 19171919192019241929 9

Voilet by decade

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

1920s was Voilet's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Voilet births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Voilet?
33 babies have been named Voilet since 1917. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1929 with 9 births.
When was Voilet most popular?
Voilet was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Voilet been used?
Records for Voilet go back to 1917, giving 13 years of history through 1929.
What names are similar to Voilet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Voila, Void. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1917–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Voilet: Baby Name Since 1917 - 33 Births, Peak 1929." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/voilet. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Voilet 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 June 2026.