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

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Peak · girls
1908 · 1,964 births
Debut · girls
229 births
In top 100 · girls
47 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
132,993
since 1880

Viola over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #42, 1908girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,013247—
2024#1,184202—
2023#1,066233—
2022#1,030249—
2021#1,162210—
2020#1,118216—
2019#1,075234—
2018#1,141214—
2017#1,160212—
2016#1,137223—
2015#1,266192—
2014#1,248194—
2013#1,292181—
2012#1,379169—
2011#1,598135—
2010#1,762117—
2009#1,838116—
2008#2,09297—
2007#2,015101—
2006#2,00399—
2005#2,73161—
2004#2,96553—
2003#2,63860—
2002#2,64258—
2001#3,14244—
2000#3,07045—
1999#2,67552—
1998#2,97343—
1997#2,77644—
1996#2,63047—
1995#2,88041—
1994#2,75244—
1993#2,48950—
1992#2,54849—
1991#2,18960—
1990#2,20158—
1989#1,99863—
1988#1,76971—
1987#1,69971—
1986#1,89059—
1985#1,76064—
1984#1,38884—
1983#1,51275—
1982#1,39987—
1981#1,44584—
1980#1,238106—
1979#1,42086—
1978#1,69062—
1977#1,34584—
1976#1,16099—
1975#1,26988—
1974#1,023117—
1973#1,033113—
1972#949128—
1971#976130—
1970#880151—
1969#892139—
1968#783163—
1967#678204—
1966#680205—
1965#616250—
1964#575294—
1963#554308—
1962#548320—
1961#475421—
1960#472428—
1959#481407—
1958#448452—
1957#444448—
1956#389528—
1955#387512—
1954#361574—
1953#356571—
1952#322634—
1951#313636—
1950#311624—
1949#296685—
1948#284724#3,3166
1947#269813—
1946#255781#3,5255
1945#242765#2,9966
1944#234800#3,4305
1943#220893—
1942#213941—
1941#202901#3,1336
1940#190966#2,32210
1939#187980#2,15911
1938#1871,040#2,6468
1937#1751,158#2,9057
1936#1651,188#2,4529
1935#1521,325—
1934#1411,435#3,2776
1933#1381,478#2,09312
1932#1361,668#2,46510
1931#1271,823#1,58920
1930#1162,161#3,5926
1929#1092,291#1,93316
1928#1032,623#2,04815
1927#1012,769#2,70310
1926#972,876#1,84618
1925#843,336#2,08915
1924#823,577#2,64111
1923#793,534#2,44612
1922#723,793#2,04016
1921#664,160#2,26514
1920#594,292#1,88518
1919#584,129#2,15214
1918#594,331#2,54311
1917#594,040#2,18813
1916#593,948#2,7309
1915#593,855#2,31011
1914#573,203—
1913#522,847#1,80310
1912#522,550—
1911#472,083#1,7405
1910#482,090#1,1938
1909#461,926#95110
1908#421,964#9469
1907#471,805—
1906#471,675#1,1116
1905#441,697#1,0916
1904#461,545#1,0646
1903#441,495#1,0096
1902#481,447#68711
1901#471,331#1,0585
1900#491,674#1,3105
1899#501,156#8577
1898#531,272—
1897#581,017—
1896#611,047—
1895#631,010—
1894#65906—
1893#66839—
1892#66833—
1891#73609#9635
1890#68697—
1889#76536#9745
1888#74596—
1887#80420—
1886#77440—
1885#88345—
1884#82362—
1883#83331—
1882#83310—
1881#92237—
1880#94229—
First appearance
1880

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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedAKMaine: #167 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 914 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedWAIdaho: #150 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 729 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #109 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 441 girlsNDMinnesota: #362 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,644 girlsMNIllinois: #263 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,547 girlsILWisconsin: #316 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,168 girlsWIMichigan: #200 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsMINew York: #276 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,837 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedMARhode Island: #146 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 973 girlsRIOregon: #178 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedNVWyoming: #87 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 339 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedSDIowa: #148 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsIAIndiana: #196 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,599 girlsINOhio: #241 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,199 girlsOHPennsylvania: #216 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,746 girlsPANew Jersey: #255 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,652 girlsNJConnecticut: #248 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,448 girlsCTCalifornia: #325 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,655 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedUTColorado: #119 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 479 girlsCONebraska: #171 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsNEMissouri: #194 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsMOKentucky: #180 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 987 girlsKYWest Virginia: #154 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 852 girlsWVVirginia: #145 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 705 girlsVAMaryland: #155 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 818 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedDEArizona: #167 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 633 girlsAZNew Mexico: #33 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 147 girlsNMKansas: #183 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsKSArkansas: #176 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 819 girlsARTennessee: #224 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,400 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #178 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #122 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 512 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #213 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,460 girlsDCOklahoma: #149 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 779 girlsOKLouisiana: #137 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 562 girlsLAMississippi: #152 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 641 girlsMSAlabama: #171 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 804 girlsALGeorgia: #207 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,122 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Viola, so not publishedHITexas: #205 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,012 girlsTXFlorida: #258 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#33 · 1 in 147
  2. Wyoming#87 · 1 in 339
  3. North Dakota#109 · 1 in 441
  4. Colorado#119 · 1 in 479
  5. South Carolina#122 · 1 in 512

Best ever in a state: #10 in South Dakota, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#33401 in 147
Wyoming#8751 in 339
North Dakota#109121 in 441
Colorado#119191 in 479
South Carolina#122441 in 512
Louisiana#137441 in 562
Virginia#145371 in 705
Rhode Island#14651 in 973
Iowa#148201 in 1,016
Oklahoma#149261 in 779
Idaho#15061 in 729
Mississippi#152361 in 641
West Virginia#154231 in 852
Maryland#155181 in 818
Arizona#16781 in 633
Maine#16771 in 914
Alabama#171371 in 804
Nebraska#17181 in 1,124
Arkansas#176241 in 819
North Carolina#178381 in 1,027
Oregon#17871 in 1,100
Kentucky#180291 in 987
Kansas#183101 in 1,278
Missouri#194231 in 1,296
Indiana#196181 in 1,599
Michigan#200281 in 1,709
Texas#205631 in 1,012
Georgia#207291 in 1,122
District of Columbia#21351 in 1,460
Pennsylvania#216451 in 1,746
Tennessee#224211 in 1,400
Ohio#241261 in 2,199
Connecticut#24851 in 2,448
New Jersey#255111 in 2,652
Florida#258101 in 1,618
Illinois#263241 in 2,547
New York#276341 in 2,837
Wisconsin#31661 in 4,168
California#325211 in 2,655
Minnesota#36251 in 4,644
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1908 at #42 (1,964 births)
  • Births halved by 1939, 31 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 47 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 47 yrs · run 1880–1926
  • Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1880–1972
Share of babies · girls
1 in 170
  • Highest: 1 in 170 girls born in 1908 were named Viola (0.59%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,507 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 25.0% of all girls named Viola (33,251) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,806#74 (1888)#83
1890s9,386#50 (1899)#62
1900s16,559#42 (1908)#46
1910s33,076#47 (1911)#55
1920s33,251#59 (1920)#85
1930s14,256#116 (1930)#152
1940s8,269#190 (1940)#241
1950s5,386#311 (1950)#381
1960s2,732#472 (1960)#627
1970s1,058#880 (1970)#1,175
1980s764#1,238 (1980)#1,610
1990s488#2,189 (1991)#2,611
2000s734#1,838 (2009)#2,514
2010s1,871#1,075 (2019)#1,306
2020s1,357#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 1941

girls
#202
901 births · 1 in 1,341 girls
boys
#3,133
6 births · 1 in 204,720 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #202Viola901

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #3,133Viola6
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 1,341 of them was named Viola, which outranked 96.0% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Viola
  1. #199Kathy947
  2. #200Lynne944
  3. #201Madeline940
  4. #202Viola901
  5. #203Marsha895
  6. #204Deloris886
  7. #205Nina878
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 204,720 of them was named Viola, which outranked 21.7% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Viola
  1. #2,872Wilmar7
  2. #2,872Windsor7
  3. #2,872Zeno7
  4. #3,133Viola6
  5. #3,133Abbie6
  6. #3,133Ada6
  7. #3,133Aden6
  8. #3,505Abundio5
  9. #3,505Addis5
  10. #3,505Afton5

Tied with 371 names at #3,133; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1941 →