Violeta

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⭐ Famous Violeta

Violeta Parra

Chilean musician and folklorist

Choose Violeta and your child shares a first name with Violeta Parra, a Chilean musician and folklorist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Violeta, like who?” Violeta Parra's Wikipedia article is available in 49 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,564 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Violeta, 451 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Violeta would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryVioleta first shows up in US birth records in 1918, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 107 years since.
• 🏆Best yearVioleta is at its all-time high right now: #640 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowVioleta is 7.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 26,316 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,564.
• 🚀TrendVioleta has climbed 251 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #640. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedVioleta is most popular in Texas, where it ranks #277, followed by California (#318) and Arizona (#372). It's in the top 1,000 in 16 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Violeta means “violet”. Our records link it to Bulgarian and French roots.
• 🌍OriginVioleta is the #2 most popular Bulgarian girl name in the US. That's out of 12 Bulgarian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Violeta

Violeta is a girl name of Bulgarian and French origin meaning “violet”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-eta”. US birth records list Violeta for girls from 1918 to 2025, in 97 of those 108 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #640 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #640, with 451 babies.

Origin:Bulgarian namesFrench names