Violet Name Popularity
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How popular is Violet?
In 2018 the very popular name Violet, ranked the 43rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Violet has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #43 for the first time this year.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2016 with 4,866 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Violet in any given year was 42 in 1881.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Violet occurred roughly during the years 1882-1900, 1901-1908, 1909-1919, and 1995-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1927-1938, 1960-1963, 1964-1967, and 1969-1972.
Violet's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Violet has risen.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Violet?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.
The name Violet is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Violet (Girl) | Violet (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 4,794 | 43 | 5 | 13,862 |
| 2017 | | 4,719 | 47 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 4,866 | 46 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 4,813 | 50 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 4,184 | 67 | 9 | 8,736 |
| 2013 | | 3,931 | 69 | 6 | 12,030 |
| 2012 | | 3,277 | 89 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 2,900 | 101 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 2,566 | 123 | 5 | 14,137 |
| 2009 | | 2,260 | 140 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 1,826 | 183 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 1,537 | 229 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 1,266 | 260 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 846 | 369 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 482 | 584 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 468 | 587 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 419 | 610 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 381 | 661 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 316 | 734 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 255 | 851 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 234 | 904 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 183 | 1,048 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 161 | 1,132 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 162 | 1,099 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 159 | 1,132 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 142 | 1,227 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 142 | 1,230 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 133 | 1,269 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 126 | 1,299 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 133 | 1,219 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 133 | 1,155 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 143 | 1,074 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 125 | 1,148 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 142 | 1,050 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 138 | 1,034 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 141 | 1,007 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 149 | 994 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 147 | 997 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 141 | 1,025 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 119 | 1,134 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 115 | 1,134 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 127 | 1,046 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 113 | 1,086 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 113 | 1,055 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 132 | 945 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 133 | 928 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 109 | 1,064 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 143 | 916 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 140 | 925 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 138 | 902 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 141 | 864 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 152 | 810 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 210 | 671 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 212 | 677 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 230 | 673 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 244 | 646 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 292 | 576 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 319 | 556 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 319 | 543 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 327 | 538 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 383 | 489 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 387 | 486 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 367 | 487 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 407 | 445 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 450 | 408 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 422 | 423 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 427 | 407 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 461 | 382 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 519 | 343 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 483 | 360 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 528 | 339 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 626 | 310 | 5 | 4,243 |
| 1946 | | 614 | 294 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 588 | 287 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 636 | 276 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 711 | 261 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 803 | 239 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 1941 | | 780 | 223 | 5 | 3,979 |
| 1940 | | 783 | 217 | 7 | 3,119 |
| 1939 | | 911 | 196 | 5 | 3,945 |
| 1938 | | 959 | 194 | 6 | 3,524 |
| 1937 | | 1,139 | 177 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 1,153 | 169 | 5 | 4,023 |
| 1935 | | 1,273 | 159 | 6 | 3,625 |
| 1934 | | 1,370 | 148 | 5 | 4,178 |
| 1933 | | 1,517 | 136 | 8 | 2,996 |
| 1932 | | 1,692 | 132 | 9 | 2,837 |
| 1931 | | 1,750 | 132 | 10 | 2,642 |
| 1930 | | 2,098 | 120 | 10 | 2,773 |
| 1929 | | 2,215 | 111 | 6 | 3,934 |
| 1928 | | 2,321 | 113 | 16 | 2,043 |
| 1927 | | 2,694 | 103 | 10 | 2,905 |
| 1926 | | 2,904 | 94 | 14 | 2,298 |
| 1925 | | 3,031 | 92 | 6 | 4,168 |
| 1924 | | 3,224 | 88 | 7 | 3,852 |
| 1923 | | 3,276 | 86 | 8 | 3,454 |
| 1922 | | 3,194 | 86 | 8 | 3,517 |
| 1921 | | 3,469 | 81 | 11 | 2,797 |
| 1920 | | 3,694 | 77 | 13 | 2,451 |
| 1919 | | 3,597 | 74 | 10 | 2,865 |
| 1918 | | 3,294 | 83 | 8 | 3,360 |
| 1917 | | 3,026 | 84 | 8 | 3,204 |
| 1916 | | 2,921 | 83 | 6 | 3,869 |
| 1915 | | 2,752 | 82 | 8 | 3,060 |
| 1914 | | 2,061 | 83 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 1,751 | 82 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 1,535 | 83 | 6 | 2,525 |
| 1911 | | 1,183 | 83 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 1,037 | 89 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 945 | 89 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 1,017 | 81 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 956 | 81 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 830 | 86 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 831 | 82 | 5 | 1,412 |
| 1904 | | 755 | 87 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 636 | 93 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 649 | 95 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 611 | 91 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 614 | 109 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 435 | 111 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 411 | 127 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 411 | 119 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 354 | 135 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 316 | 142 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 286 | 154 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 254 | 157 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 238 | 163 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 188 | 176 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 183 | 176 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 155 | 183 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 145 | 186 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 97 | 210 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 103 | 195 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 92 | 196 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 81 | 211 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 74 | 201 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 48 | 249 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 42 | 246 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 42 | 239 | < 5 | -- |