Violette
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About Violette
Now that Violet is becoming more popular, parents are starting to explore same-but-different options such as the French Violette, which would properly be pronounced with a long e sound in the first syllable and three syllables -- vee-oh-let -- as well as the Spanish Violeta — both of which were among the fastest-rising girl names of 2023.
Pronounced vee-oh-LET.
As of October 2026, Violette ranked #894 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #591 in 1908.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,283 | 187 | 104.7 |
| 2015 | #1,218 | 204 | 114.3 |
| 2016 | #1,251 | 196 | 110.6 |
| 2017 | #1,200 | 203 | 117.6 |
| 2018 | #1,092 | 230 | 135.2 |
| 2019 | #1,015 | 254 | 151.3 |
| 2020 | #981 | 260 | 160.8 |
| 2021 | #1,028 | 247 | 150.5 |
| 2022 | #1,071 | 235 | 143.3 |
| 2023 | #983 | 261 | 162.7 |
| 2024 | #964 | 270 | 166.6 |
| 2025 | #894 | 298 | 185.4 |
World rankings
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Violette on lists
Famous Violettes
- Nelly Armande Guillerm 'Violette Verdy'
French ballerina
- Violette Selfridge
daughter of American/English entrepreneur Harry Selfridge
- Violette Leduc
French novelist
- Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo
French,British WWII special agent
- Violette Malan
Canadian fantasy novelist
- Kimberly Violette Petty
aka AnnaKim Violette, daughter of Tom Petty
Violette in pop culture
- "Violette Noziere
" 1978 French film
- Violette Bellflower
rabbit character in the Beechwood Bunny Tales series by Geneviève Huriet