Names like Violet

In 2025, 7,546 girls born in the US were named Violet, #13 among girls' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1880, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1998.

More girls were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 56% from 4,822 in 2015.

For 5 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1993 or later (Violet's began in 1998).

Violet's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #237
2. 1890
   #176
3. 1900
   #109
4. 1910
   #89
5. 1920
   #77
6. 1930
   #120
7. 1940
   #217
8. 1950
   #342
9. 1960
   #538
10. 1970
    #903
11. 1980
    #997
12. 1990
    —
13. 2000
    #723
14. 2010
    #122
15. 2020
    #37
16. 2025
    #13

— outside the top 1,000

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Violet's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.