How Many People Are Named Violette?
An estimated 3,882 people in the United States have the first name Violette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Violette peaked in popularity in 2024 with 270 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Violette as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Violette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Violette is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,882
About 1 in 88,293 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
270 births
Total Registered
6,102
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Violette
Violette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,102 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Violette as a female name
Ranked #964 in 2024
270 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (270 births)
Violette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Violette span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,758 babies were registered. While Violette is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Violette by Decade
How has Violette tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Violette by State
Birth registrations for Violette span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Kentucky, Kansas. On average, about 84 Violettes were registered per state.
Violette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Violette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Violette
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Violette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Violette?
We estimate approximately 3,882 people named Violette are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 88,293 Americans share this first name.
Is Violette a common name?
Violette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,102 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Violette most popular?
Violette reached peak popularity in 2024, when 270 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Violette is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Violette a female name?
Violette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Violette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Violette Smith, Violette Johnson, Violette Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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