Gender
Female
Origin
- Indian
- flower
- Latin
- Violet, the name of a purple flower and also for that shade of purple; Viola is also an instrument in the violin family and the name of Shakespeare''s heroine in Twelth Night.
- Swedish
- Violet; instrument in the violin family
Syllables
2
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #4835, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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