Violet

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Violet, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Ruby
• Willow
• Scarlett
• Rose
• Hazel
• Iris
• Ivy
• Scarlet
• Lavender
• Poppy
• Pearl
• Zinnia

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Violet is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Viõlët, Violët

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Violét

• Polish given name10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Czechia, United Kingdom

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Bulgarian

  Also written Виолет

• Hungarian given name4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Hungary, United States, United Kingdom, Finland

  Languages: Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Viõleť

65 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Violet is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, Violet är en engelsk form av → Viola eller lån av den engelska växtbeteckningen violet ’viol’. Namnet är känt i England sedan medeltiden och är ett tidigt exempel på hur växtbeteckningar tagits i bruk som förnamn. Stavningarna Vailet och Vajlet, som efterliknar det engelska uttalet, förekommer också i Sverige.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In German, from a color nickname; 'violet'

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In German, Huguenot name

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In German, Hugenottenn.

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Violet Oakleyb. 1874USAmerican artist (1874-1961)
• Violet Bonham Carterb. 1887GBpolitician (1887-1969)
• Violet Jessopb. 1887ARTitanic crew member (1887–1971)
• Violet Attlee, Countess Attleeb. 1895GBwife of Prime Minister Clement Attlee (1895-1964)
• Violet Dicksonb. 1896English botanist, writer, and Orientalist (1896–1991)
• Violet Brownb. 1900JMJamaican supercentenarian (1900–2017)
• Joan Robinsonb. 1903GBnot in their usual nameEnglish economist (1903–1983)
• Ruby Payne-Scottb. 1912AUnot in their usual nameAustralian radio astronomer (1912-1981)
• Violet Chachkib. 1992USAmerican drag queen and burlesque performer
• Violet McGrawb. 2011USAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Is Violet a male or female name?

Violet is a female name. National registers that list it by sex list it as female: United States (Census Bureau, 2020), United Kingdom (ONS, 2024), Canada (Statistics Canada, 2024) and Australia (Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM), 2023), among others.

What does the name Violet mean, and where does it come from?

From the name of the flower; see lolanthe, Yolanda Recorded by Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular….

In which country does Violet have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 73 thousand people named Violet, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled violet.

What are other forms of the name Violet?

In the etymology graph, Violeta, Viola and Violetta are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Violet?

In Swahili /viɔlɛt/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

How common is the name Violet?

In the United States, the national register counted 72,518 people named Violet in 2020, about 1 in 4.6 thousand residents.

How common is Violet compared with other names?

In the United States, Violet is the 812th most common given name of 2,815,431 given names recorded there.