Gender
Origin
- Italian
- From The Name Violet
- English
- Latin
- Conqueror
Syllables
3
Themes
- Music or Musician
- Nature
- Shakespearean
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Viola
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1931 (rank #1588, 20 births); most recent 1948 (rank #3313, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #59, 4,331 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1013, 247 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 247 |
| 2024 | – | 199 |
| 2023 | – | 232 |
| 2022 | – | 248 |
| 2021 | – | 210 |
| 2020 | – | 216 |
| 2019 | – | 234 |
| 2018 | – | 214 |
| 2017 | – | 212 |
| 2016 | – | 223 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #815, 46 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1052, 32 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2020 | 40 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2017 | 42 |
| 2016 | 32 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #3051, 8 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4084, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #715, 4 births); most recent 2019 (rank #844, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #502, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1943 (rank #118, 16 births); most recent 2022 (rank #424, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence