as a First Name
From the name of the flower (Old French violette, Late Latin violetta, a diminutive of viola). This was one of the earliest flower names to become popular in Britain, being used as early as 1700 and becoming well established in the 19th century, although it is now somewhat out of favour.
| 753rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 45,646
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 91,909
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Violet per capita
- 1919
- marked the height of its popularity
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8%
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33%
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Top state populations
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