Juliet vs Violet
Juliet and Violetcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Juliet was ranked #384 and Violet #41 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Juliet was ranked #918 and Violet #42 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Juliet was ranked #418 and Violet #127 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Juliet was ranked #443 and Violet #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Juliet and Violet over time
Juliet and Violet appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Juliet reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Violet in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Juliet and Violet changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #443 and #213.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Violet rose about as far as Juliet fell — from #484 and #1031 in 1996 to #918 and #42 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Juliet and Violet were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #443 and #213.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1964–2025
Juliet held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Violet in 13.
Highest recorded here: Juliet #178 in 2017, Violet #163 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Juliet #443, Violet #213.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Juliet held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Violet in 20.
Highest recorded here: Juliet #380 in 1998, Violet #42 in 2023.
The order changed in 2005: Violet moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #521 and #607; by 2005 that had become #718 and #273.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Juliet #918, Violet #42.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Juliet | Violet |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #20 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Juliet and Violet both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Juliet
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Violet
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #206 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2009–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2009–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls