Violeta

What Violeta means

Spanish, meaning “violet”

From violeta (“violet”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Violeta” (revision 91171582), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Violeta?

US: Rising: up from #1146 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #4103 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 451 girls got the name (#640 that year). First in the US records in 1918.

How common

• About 1 in 3,564 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 15,830 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in TX (0.78 per 1,000 girls), AZ (0.64 per 1,000 girls), CA (0.64 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Violeta is #640 in the US and #1809 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Violeta were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Violetta196 US · 4 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Violeta

Girls

• Ayla#77Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 6 babies
• Aurelia#290“golden”^*
• Lucia#83Variant of Lucy, meaning “light”^*
• Millie#73Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #469 in 2015, #73 in 2025
• Wren#231Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #703 in 2015, #231 in 2025
• Elsie#123Diminutive of Alison, meaning “of noble kind”^*

For a brother

• Miles#44Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #107 in 2015, #44 in 2025
• Adriel#84“flock of God”^*
• Charlie#145Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #22 vs #145 in 2025
• Waylon#56Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025
• Thiago#50Portuguese, meaning “natal, relating to birth”^*
• Arlo#148Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #15 vs #148 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Violeta’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.