Violet

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Violet: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Violet: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #20, reached in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
114times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#20highest recorded position
23groupings it qualifies for
20names it appears alongside

What stands out in Violet's record

England and Wales registered 1,057 births with the name in 2021, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1031
1997	#897
1998	#955
1999	#794
2000	#764
2001	#710
2002	#656
2003	#666
2004	#607
2005	#273
2006	#200
2007	#178
2008	#149
2009	#135
2010	#123
2011	#114
2012	#100
2013	#78
2014	#71
2015	#68
2016	#65
2017	#62
2018	#53
2019	#51
2020	#48
2021	#45
2022	#43
2023	#42
2024	#42

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 37 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Violet appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 37 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 358 births with the name.

Violet across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Violet's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#206 (1964)	#163 (2023)	#213 (2025)	37 of 62	358 (1964–2025)	29 (2023)
England and Wales · Girls	#1031 (1996)	#42 (2023)	#42 (2024)	29 of 29	14,594 (1996–2024)	1,057 (2021)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#85 (2009)	#20 (2025)	#20 (2025)	17 of 17	2,485 (2009–2025)	199 (2022)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#439 (2008)	#119 (2024)	#119 (2024)	16 of 17	163 (2008–2024)	17 (2022)
New Zealand · Girls	#94 (2009)	#38 (2023)	#38 (2023)	14 of 15	945 (2009–2023)	83 (2022)

Violet by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Violet in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	58	6 of 10	10
1970s	55	8 of 10	7
1980s	13	4 of 10	3
2000s	14	3 of 10	5
2010s	100	10 of 10	10
2020sbusiest	118	6 of 10	20

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 20 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Violet appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #20 in New South Wales, Australia in 2025.

Violet's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#42	1,010	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#42	1,034	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#43	1,057	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#45	1,057	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#48	962	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#51	990	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#53	970	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#62	911	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#65	959	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#68	854	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#71	754	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#78	709	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#100	580	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#114	513	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#123	466	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#135	409	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#149	362	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#178	299	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#200	245	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#273	161	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#607	50	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#666	43	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#656	41	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#710	35	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#764	30	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#794	28	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#955	22	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#897	24	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#1031	19	High	Verified
2025	New South Wales, Australia	female	#20	196	Insufficient	Not yet available
2024	New South Wales, Australia	female	#28	183	Insufficient	Not yet available
2023	New South Wales, Australia	female	#25	183	Insufficient	Not yet available
2022	New South Wales, Australia	female	#27	199	Insufficient	Not yet available
2021	New South Wales, Australia	female	#34	183	Insufficient	Not yet available
2020	New South Wales, Australia	female	#42	151	Insufficient	Not yet available
2019	New South Wales, Australia	female	#45	139	Insufficient	Not yet available
2018	New South Wales, Australia	female	#39	155	Insufficient	Not yet available
2017	New South Wales, Australia	female	#41	141	Insufficient	Not yet available
2016	New South Wales, Australia	female	#44	146	Insufficient	Not yet available
2015	New South Wales, Australia	female	#38	166	Insufficient	Not yet available
2014	New South Wales, Australia	female	#49	143	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New South Wales, Australia	female	#58	117	Insufficient	Not yet available
2012	New South Wales, Australia	female	#64	113	Insufficient	Not yet available
2011	New South Wales, Australia	female	#70	99	Insufficient	Not yet available
2010	New South Wales, Australia	female	#89	82	Insufficient	Not yet available
2009	New South Wales, Australia	female	#85	89	Insufficient	Not yet available
2023	New Zealand	female	#38	80	High	Verified
2022	New Zealand	female	#45	83	High	Verified
2021	New Zealand	female	#57	68	High	Verified
2020	New Zealand	female	#65	59	High	Verified
2019	New Zealand	female	#50	77	High	Verified
2018	New Zealand	female	#51	72	High	Verified
2017	New Zealand	female	#62	62	High	Verified
2016	New Zealand	female	#44	81	High	Verified
2015	New Zealand	female	#58	72	High	Verified
2014	New Zealand	female	#59	56	High	Verified
2013	New Zealand	female	#47	74	High	Verified
2012	New Zealand	female	#75	59	High	Verified
2011	New Zealand	female	#70	57	High	Verified
2009	New Zealand	female	#94	45	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#119	17	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#151	13	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#127	17	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#206	9	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#212	8	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#157	13	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#151	14	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#143	16	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#190	11	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#166	13	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#191	10	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#370	4	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#297	6	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#444	3	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#282	6	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#439	3	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	20	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#171	26	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#163	29	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#254	17	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#336	12	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#294	14	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#235	20	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#299	15	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#365	11	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#359	12	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#402	11	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#458	9	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#491	8	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#768	4	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#695	5	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#663	5	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#582	6	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#665	5	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#842	3	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#446	4	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#533	3	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#542	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#369	7	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#429	4	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#406	5	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#324	8	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#331	8	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#332	7	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#349	6	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#272	10	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#322	6	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#270	8	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#246	9	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#236	9	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#209	13	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#206	13	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#41	89	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 48 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #20, first reached in 2025.

It held a top-100 place in 17 years, 17 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 1,057 births, registered in England and Wales in 2021.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 8 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Vinny · #344, 30y
Viola · #211, 40y
Violet-May · #2711, 10y
Violet-Rose · #1313, 16y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Lukas · #19, 48y
Jesse · #18, 45y
Jade · #17, 49y
Murray · #16, 50y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Clodagh · #20, 62y
Joakim · #20, 58y
Ronan · #20, 62y
Tara · #20, 61y

Comparisons involving Violet

Existing comparison pages where Violet and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Violet in the same published list across at least 25 years.

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
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

Order changes

Pairs where Violet and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Evelyn vs Violet
In New Zealand · Girls, Evelyn moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2014 as Violet fell out of it to #59, having been #47 the year before.
Evelyn · Violet · 13 shared years, 2011–2023 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2014 New Zealand ranking
Eva vs Violet
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Violet moved into the top 50 at #34 in 2021 as Eva fell out of it to #51, having been #41 the year before.
Eva · Violet · 17 shared years, 2009–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Florence vs Violet
In New Zealand · Girls, Florence moved into the top 50 at #34 in 2020 as Violet fell out of it to #65, having been #50 the year before.
Florence · Violet · 11 shared years, 2013–2023 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2020 New Zealand ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Violet measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Violet at its highest position.

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

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Violet was ranked #20 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 2025. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Violet and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Violet without appearing here.

Violet moved ahead of

Jordan Compare
In 2004 they stood at #607 and #581 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #273 and #951.
Tracey Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1031 and #783 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1997 that had become #897 and #1450.
Carol Compare
In 1997 they stood at #897 and #897 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1998 that had become #955 and #1480.
Pauline Compare
In 2015 they stood at #695 and #695 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2016 that had become #359 and #868.

Moved ahead of Violet

Mia Compare
In 2006 they stood at #446 and #488 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #842 and #24.
Ellie Compare
In 2006 they stood at #446 and #488 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #842 and #31.
Matilda Compare
In 2006 they stood at #446 and #488 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #842 and #241.
Katie Compare
In 1979 they stood at #369 and #391 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1980 that had become #542 and #230.

Moved the opposite way to Violet

Marilyn Compare
Between 1969 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Violet went from #322 to #163 while Marilyn went from #443 to #856.
Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Violet went from #1031 to #42 while Abigail went from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Violet went from #1031 to #42 while Aimee went from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Violet went from #1031 to #42 while Aisling went from #440 to #2000.

Moved the same way as Violet

Geraldine Compare
Between 1964 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Violet went from #206 to #336 and Geraldine from #9 to #883.
Denise Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Violet went from #206 to #294 and Denise from #56 to #834.
Sharon Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Violet went from #206 to #294 and Sharon from #39 to #834.
Janet Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Violet went from #206 to #299 and Janet from #106 to #896.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #20 in New South Wales, Australia in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Violet

Violet at a glance

What stands out in Violet's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Violet across 5 official records

Violet by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Violet appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Violet

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Violet

Violet and the names beside it

Violet moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Violet

Moved the opposite way to Violet

Moved the same way as Violet

Violet at a glance

What stands out in Violet's record

Violet across 5 official records

Violet by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Violet appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Violet

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Violet

Violet and the names beside it

Violet moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Violet

Moved the opposite way to Violet

Moved the same way as Violet