Violeta
Violeta is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:Violeta Alexandru, Romanian politician Violeta Andrei, Romanian actress Violeta Autumn (1930–2012), Peruvian—American architect Violeta Avilés Álvarez, Mexican politician Violeta Ayala, Bolivian film director, producer and writer Violeta Bermúdez, Peruvian lawyer, writer and diplomat Violeta Bernotaitė, Lithuanian rower Violeta…
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Violeta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Violeta is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:Violeta Alexandru, Romanian politician Violeta Andrei, Romanian actress Violeta Autumn (1930–2012), Peruvian—American architect Violeta Avilés Álvarez, Mexican politician Violeta Ayala, Bolivian film director, producer and writer Violeta Bermúdez, Peruvian lawyer, writer and diplomat Violeta Bernotaitė, Lithuanian rower Violeta…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
- Serbian
- Albanian
- Lithuanian
The Story of Violeta
Violeta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 468 births, good for #638 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Violetas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #638 among baby girl names with 468 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Violetas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Violeta
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Violeta. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Vjollca
Names that sound like Violeta
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About the name Violeta
Violeta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Violeta's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #638. Use the chart and map above to compare Violeta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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