Violet

Violet was the #13 girls' name in the US in 2025 (7,546 babies), and #37 in England & Wales and #12 in Canada.

Violet as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#13 (7,546)	#37 (1,061)	#64 (64)	#106 (20)	#213 (20)	#12 (759)	#20 (196)	#15 (212)
2024	#15 (6,986)	#42 (1,010)	#41 (89)	#119 (17)	#171 (26)	#18 (678)	#28 (183)	#27 (183)
2023	#16 (6,370)	#42 (1,034)	#72 (61)	#151 (13)	#163 (29)	#21 (630)	#25 (183)	#38 (131)
2022	#20 (6,477)	#43 (1,057)	#53 (83)	#127 (17)	#254 (17)	#28 (609)	#27 (199)	#34 (143)
2021	#36 (5,524)	#45 (1,057)	#92 (47)	#206 (9)	#336 (12)	#36 (590)	#34 (183)	#38 (148)
2020	#37 (5,128)	#48 (962)	#60 (71)	#212 (8)	#294 (14)	#36 (563)	#42 (151)	#38 (140)
2019	#36 (5,418)	#51 (990)	#74 (61)	#157 (13)	#235 (20)	#39 (569)	#45 (139)	#41 (132)
2018	#43 (4,834)	#53 (970)	#95 (47)	#151 (14)	#299 (15)	#38 (573)	#39 (155)	#50 (96)
2017	#47 (4,741)	#62 (911)	#88 (50)	#143 (16)	#365 (11)	#44 (540)	#41 (141)	#38 (127)
2016	#47 (4,882)	#65 (959)	#94 (50)	#190 (11)	#359 (12)	#45 (540)	#44 (146)	#41 (100)
2015	#50 (4,822)	#68 (854)	#120 (40)	#166 (13)	#402 (11)	#42 (557)	#38 (166)	#46 (96)
2014	#67 (4,193)	#71 (754)	#141 (35)	#191 (10)	#458 (9)	#49 (498)	#49 (143)	#34 (121)
2013	#69 (3,935)	#78 (709)	#140 (33)	#370 (4)	#491 (8)	#54 (445)	#58 (117)	#66 (78)
2012	#89 (3,283)	#100 (580)	#167 (28)	#297 (6)	#768 (4)	#69 (372)	#64 (113)	#56 (85)
2011	#101 (2,902)	#114 (513)	#300 (13)	#444 (3)	#695 (5)	#80 (326)	#70 (99)	#52 (83)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2025 at #13.
Rising over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 210 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 5. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 210	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 240	common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 280	common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 360	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 1,100	uncommon
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 200	very common

Next year

On its recent trend, Violet is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 200 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 180 to 1 in 210.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Violet (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#11	345
Quebec	2025	#279	20

Violet (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Violet	Canada	Girls	#12	759
Violet	England & Wales	Girls	#37	1,061
Violet	Ireland	Girls	#213	20
Violet	Northern Ireland	Girls	#106	20
Violet	NSW	Girls	#20	196
Violet	Scotland	Girls	#64	64
Violet	US	Girls	#13	7,546
Violet	US	Boys	—	too few
Violet	VIC	Girls	#15	212