Juliette vs Violet

Juliette 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Juliette was ranked #620 and Violet #42 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Juliette was ranked #446 and Violet #206 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Juliette was ranked #273 and Violet #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Juliette and Violet over time

Juliette and Violet appear together in 3 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Violet held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Juliette in 1.

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.

Juliette 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.

Longest-running competitions
Juliette and Violet were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #273 and #213.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1964–2025
Juliette held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Violet in 10.
Highest recorded here: Juliette #155 in 2018, Violet #163 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Juliette #273, Violet #213.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Juliette held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Violet in 20.
Highest recorded here: Juliette #438 in 2000, Violet #42 in 2023.
The order changed in 2005: Violet moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #500 and #607; by 2005 that had become #516 and #273.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Juliette #620, Violet #42.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2009–2021
Juliette held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Violet in 8.
Highest recorded here: Juliette #298 in 2019, Violet #157 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Juliette #446, Violet #206.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Violet

Pairs where Violet shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Amelia vs Violet
Amelia and Violet both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Amelia · Violet · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Isla vs Violet
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Isla #1 in 2023, Violet #20 in 2025.
Isla · Violet · 17 shared years, 2009–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2025 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Ellie vs Violet
Ellie and Violet averaged 7.1 places apart in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, and 289 places apart in England and Wales · Girls.
Ellie · Violet · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Close in one country, far apart in another
Mila vs Violet
Mila and Violet averaged 8.6 places apart in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, and 442 places apart in England and Wales · Girls.
Mila · Violet · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Close in one country, far apart in another

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Juliette, Violet
Field	Juliette	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	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #20 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	76/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Juliette has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Violet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Juliette

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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: #155 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 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