Violet vs Willow

Violet and Willowcompared 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.

New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Violet was ranked #38 and Willow #6 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Violet was ranked #20 and Willow #23 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Violet was ranked #42 and Willow #21 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Violet was ranked #41 and Willow #29 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Violet was ranked #119 and Willow #44 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Violet was ranked #213 and Willow #58 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Violet and Willow over time

Violet and Willow appear together in 5 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Willow held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Violet in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Willow reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 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
Violet and Willow changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #42 and #21.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Violet #42 in 2023, Willow #9 in 2023.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Violet held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Willow in 26.
Highest recorded here: Violet #42 in 2023, Willow #9 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Violet #42, Willow #21.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2007–2025
Violet held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Willow in 19.
Highest recorded here: Violet #163 in 2023, Willow #29 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Violet #213, Willow #58.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls17 shared years, 2009–2025
Violet held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Willow in 15.
Highest recorded here: Violet #20 in 2025, Willow #10 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Violet #20, Willow #23.
Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2008–2024
Violet held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Willow in 16.
Highest recorded here: Violet #119 in 2024, Willow #24 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Violet #119, Willow #44.
New Zealand · Girls13 shared years, 2011–2023
Violet held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Willow in 13.
Highest recorded here: Violet #38 in 2023, Willow #5 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Violet #38, Willow #6.

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

Other comparisons involving Willow

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

Willow vs Evelyn
Willow and Evelyn both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Willow · Evelyn · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Willow vs Aurora
Willow and Aurora both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Willow · Aurora · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Charlotte vs Willow
Charlotte and Willow both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlotte · Willow · 23 shared years, 2003–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Freya vs Willow
Freya and Willow both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Freya · Willow · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Violet, Willow
Field	Violet	Willow
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	From the name of the willow tree, ultimately from Old English 'welig' — an English nature/word name.
Origin	Not yet recorded	English, a modern nature name from the willow tree
Pronunciation		/ˈwɪl.oʊ/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #20 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #23 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Willow has a recorded origin (English, a modern nature name from the willow tree); Violet does not have one recorded yet.
Violet and Willow both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Willow; Violet doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

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

Willow

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #891 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 2020 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls