Viola
#1,013 for girls in 2025, 247 births · Last seen for boys in 1948 at #3,316
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1908 · 1,964 births
- Debut · girls
- 229 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 47 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 132,993since 1880
Viola over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,013 | 247 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,184 | 202 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,066 | 233 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,030 | 249 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,162 | 210 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,118 | 216 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,075 | 234 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,141 | 214 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,160 | 212 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,137 | 223 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,266 | 192 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,248 | 194 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,292 | 181 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,379 | 169 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,598 | 135 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,762 | 117 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,838 | 116 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,092 | 97 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,015 | 101 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,003 | 99 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,731 | 61 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,965 | 53 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,638 | 60 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,642 | 58 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,142 | 44 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,070 | 45 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,675 | 52 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,973 | 43 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,776 | 44 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,630 | 47 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,880 | 41 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,752 | 44 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,489 | 50 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,548 | 49 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,189 | 60 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,201 | 58 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,998 | 63 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,769 | 71 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,699 | 71 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,890 | 59 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,760 | 64 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,388 | 84 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,512 | 75 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,399 | 87 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,445 | 84 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,238 | 106 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,420 | 86 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,690 | 62 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,345 | 84 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,160 | 99 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,269 | 88 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,023 | 117 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,033 | 113 | — | |
| 1972 | #949 | 128 | — | |
| 1971 | #976 | 130 | — | |
| 1970 | #880 | 151 | — | |
| 1969 | #892 | 139 | — | |
| 1968 | #783 | 163 | — | |
| 1967 | #678 | 204 | — | |
| 1966 | #680 | 205 | — | |
| 1965 | #616 | 250 | — | |
| 1964 | #575 | 294 | — | |
| 1963 | #554 | 308 | — | |
| 1962 | #548 | 320 | — | |
| 1961 | #475 | 421 | — | |
| 1960 | #472 | 428 | — | |
| 1959 | #481 | 407 | — | |
| 1958 | #448 | 452 | — | |
| 1957 | #444 | 448 | — | |
| 1956 | #389 | 528 | — | |
| 1955 | #387 | 512 | — | |
| 1954 | #361 | 574 | — | |
| 1953 | #356 | 571 | — | |
| 1952 | #322 | 634 | — | |
| 1951 | #313 | 636 | — | |
| 1950 | #311 | 624 | — | |
| 1949 | #296 | 685 | — | |
| 1948 | #284 | 724 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #269 | 813 | — | |
| 1946 | #255 | 781 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #242 | 765 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #234 | 800 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #220 | 893 | — | |
| 1942 | #213 | 941 | — | |
| 1941 | #202 | 901 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #190 | 966 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #187 | 980 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #187 | 1,040 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #175 | 1,158 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #165 | 1,188 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #152 | 1,325 | — | |
| 1934 | #141 | 1,435 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #138 | 1,478 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #136 | 1,668 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #127 | 1,823 | #1,589 | 20 |
| 1930 | #116 | 2,161 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #109 | 2,291 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #103 | 2,623 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #101 | 2,769 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #97 | 2,876 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #84 | 3,336 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #82 | 3,577 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #79 | 3,534 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #72 | 3,793 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #66 | 4,160 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #59 | 4,292 | #1,885 | 18 |
| 1919 | #58 | 4,129 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1918 | #59 | 4,331 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #59 | 4,040 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1916 | #59 | 3,948 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #59 | 3,855 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #57 | 3,203 | — | |
| 1913 | #52 | 2,847 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #52 | 2,550 | — | |
| 1911 | #47 | 2,083 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #48 | 2,090 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #46 | 1,926 | #951 | 10 |
| 1908 | #42 | 1,964 | #946 | 9 |
| 1907 | #47 | 1,805 | — | |
| 1906 | #47 | 1,675 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #44 | 1,697 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #46 | 1,545 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #44 | 1,495 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #48 | 1,447 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #47 | 1,331 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #49 | 1,674 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #50 | 1,156 | #857 | 7 |
| 1898 | #53 | 1,272 | — | |
| 1897 | #58 | 1,017 | — | |
| 1896 | #61 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1895 | #63 | 1,010 | — | |
| 1894 | #65 | 906 | — | |
| 1893 | #66 | 839 | — | |
| 1892 | #66 | 833 | — | |
| 1891 | #73 | 609 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #68 | 697 | — | |
| 1889 | #76 | 536 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #74 | 596 | — | |
| 1887 | #80 | 420 | — | |
| 1886 | #77 | 440 | — | |
| 1885 | #88 | 345 | — | |
| 1884 | #82 | 362 | — | |
| 1883 | #83 | 331 | — | |
| 1882 | #83 | 310 | — | |
| 1881 | #92 | 237 | — | |
| 1880 | #94 | 229 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Viola was already there! It came in at #94, and was given to 229 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1990–2005, when fewer than 62 girls a year got the name.
Where Viola is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Dakota#16 · 1 in 84
- North Dakota#31 · 1 in 118
- Nebraska#31 · 1 in 134
- Iowa#36 · 1 in 154
- Rhode Island#39 · 1 in 157
Best ever in a state: #10 in South Dakota, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #16 | 73 | 1 in 84 |
| Nebraska | #31 | 88 | 1 in 134 |
| North Dakota | #31 | 66 | 1 in 118 |
| Iowa | #36 | 134 | 1 in 154 |
| Rhode Island | #39 | 33 | 1 in 157 |
| Oklahoma | #40 | 113 | 1 in 175 |
| Wisconsin | #40 | 145 | 1 in 161 |
| Kansas | #41 | 92 | 1 in 163 |
| Missouri | #42 | 149 | 1 in 192 |
| Minnesota | #43 | 140 | 1 in 154 |
| New Jersey | #47 | 138 | 1 in 216 |
| South Carolina | #47 | 121 | 1 in 162 |
| Washington | #51 | 47 | 1 in 185 |
| Montana | #54 | 32 | 1 in 186 |
| Oregon | #57 | 25 | 1 in 195 |
| New Mexico | #58 | 15 | 1 in 213 |
| Virginia | #59 | 107 | 1 in 234 |
| Kentucky | #62 | 105 | 1 in 236 |
| Louisiana | #62 | 86 | 1 in 218 |
| Michigan | #62 | 153 | 1 in 223 |
| Colorado | #64 | 31 | 1 in 237 |
| Delaware | #64 | 8 | 1 in 224 |
| Florida | #64 | 39 | 1 in 229 |
| Tennessee | #64 | 95 | 1 in 257 |
| North Carolina | #65 | 136 | 1 in 232 |
| Ohio | #65 | 173 | 1 in 293 |
| Vermont | #65 | 11 | 1 in 230 |
| Texas | #66 | 158 | 1 in 299 |
| District of Columbia | #67 | 9 | 1 in 284 |
| Pennsylvania | #69 | 280 | 1 in 334 |
| Arkansas | #72 | 64 | 1 in 281 |
| Maryland | #72 | 41 | 1 in 311 |
| New York | #72 | 312 | 1 in 312 |
| Illinois | #73 | 202 | 1 in 288 |
| Indiana | #73 | 81 | 1 in 300 |
| Mississippi | #74 | 70 | 1 in 251 |
| California | #78 | 66 | 1 in 316 |
| Idaho | #79 | 15 | 1 in 251 |
| Alabama | #82 | 81 | 1 in 307 |
| Connecticut | #84 | 38 | 1 in 380 |
| Massachusetts | #87 | 90 | 1 in 391 |
| New Hampshire | #88 | 9 | 1 in 347 |
| Georgia | #90 | 90 | 1 in 347 |
| West Virginia | #100 | 42 | 1 in 384 |
| Utah | #101 | 13 | 1 in 357 |
| Maine | #118 | 14 | 1 in 432 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Viola
- 171 spots since 2024 (#1,184 → #1,013)
- 105 spots since 2020 (#1,118 → #1,013)
- 253 spots since 2015 (#1,266 → #1,013)
- Biggest jump: 27 spots in 1972 (#976 → #949)
- Biggest drop: 109 spots in 1969 (#783 → #892)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1908 at #42 (1,964 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 31 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 47 yrs · run 1880–1926
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1880–1972
- Highest: 1 in 170 girls born in 1908 were named Viola (0.59%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,507 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 25.0% of all girls named Viola (33,251) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,806 | #74 (1888) | #83 |
| 1890s | 9,386 | #50 (1899) | #62 |
| 1900s | 16,559 | #42 (1908) | #46 |
| 1910s | 33,076 | #47 (1911) | #55 |
| 1920s | 33,251 | #59 (1920) | #85 |
| 1930s | 14,256 | #116 (1930) | #152 |
| 1940s | 8,269 | #190 (1940) | #241 |
| 1950s | 5,386 | #311 (1950) | #381 |
| 1960s | 2,732 | #472 (1960) | #627 |
| 1970s | 1,058 | #880 (1970) | #1,175 |
| 1980s | 764 | #1,238 (1980) | #1,610 |
| 1990s | 488 | #2,189 (1991) | #2,611 |
| 2000s | 734 | #1,838 (2009) | #2,514 |
| 2010s | 1,871 | #1,075 (2019) | #1,306 |
| 2020s | 1,357 | #1,013 (2025) | #1,096 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Viola in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 268 of them was named Viola, which outranked 98.9% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 71,191 of them was named Viola, which outranked 52.5% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,091Wilborn14
- #2,091Willmer14
- #2,091Woodward14
- #2,188Viola13
- #2,188Aden13
- #2,188Akira13
- #2,188Alvaro13
- #2,280Abbott12
- #2,280Abie12
- #2,280Alven12
Tied with 91 names at #2,188; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.