Violetta
Violetta was the 1184th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 196 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 849th; the most babies were born in 2025 (196). Over the last ten years it has moved up 697 places. More babies were named Violetta in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Violeta) violet (Spanish) · Spanish, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,184 girls, up 386 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 196girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025196 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,308babies recorded
What does the name Violetta mean?
Violetta is a spelling of Violeta, pronounced the same way, so it shares Violeta's meaning and origin.
Violeta is the Spanish word for the violet flower and color, used as a girls' name, the equivalent of English Violet, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES explains Violet as Old French violete, a diminutive of Latin viola, violet, and records the related name Viola. Violeta has been used in the US since the 1910s. In Spanish the v is pronounced like a soft b.
violeta (Spanish, “violet”)viola (Latin, “violet”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Violet, Viola, Violetta, Yolanda.
See also: Spanish names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Violeta' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Violet', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Viola', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Violetta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,184 | 196 |
| 2020 | #1,570 | 135 |
| 2010 | #5,238 | 27 |
| 2000 | #7,562 | 14 |
| 1990 | #6,454 | 14 |
| 1980 | #5,901 | 12 |
| 1970 | #6,346 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,914 | 12 |
| 1950 | #3,226 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,200 | 15 |
| 1930 | #1,811 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,813 | 23 |
| 1910 | #1,924 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,169 | 12 |
| 1890 | #1,524 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Violetta, counting every spelling?
Violetta is a spelling of Violeta, a name family that ranked #488 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,184 for Violetta on its own. Together these spellings went to 647 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violeta | 451 | #641 | 2,010 |
| Violetta | 196 | #1,184 | 745 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Violetta?
196 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Violetta (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Violetta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Violetta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Violetta?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Violetta are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 22. That makes Violetta a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Violetta by state
How common Violetta was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.9×), California (1.9×), Illinois (1.8×), Washington (1.6×), Texas (1.6×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Violetta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Violetta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Violetta
What does Violetta mean?
Violetta is a spelling of Violeta, which means “violet (Spanish)” (Spanish, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Violetta?
Violetta was the 1184th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 196 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 849th; the most babies were born in 2025 (196). Over the last ten years it has moved up 697 places. More babies were named Violetta in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Violetta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Violetta in the US.
Where is Violetta most popular?
In 2021–2025, Violetta was most common in Arizona (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Illinois.