Given name & surname
Violette
“resembling the purplishblue flower”
Violette is a variant of Violet. One French interpretation is “resembling the purplishblue flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Violette is a variant of Violet. One French interpretation is “resembling the purplishblue flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Violette is a variant of Violet. An origin associated with Violet is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Violette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,403
- 0 boys · 6,403 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 298 babies
- 2025
- 298
- #894 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 298 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 894 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (45). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,207 as a first name in 2020; 3,116 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Violette’s family of names
Violette shares a linguistic root with Violet. In French usage, Violette has a conventional equivalent in the German form Viola. Violette has a related form in Violet.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Violette has relatives in 9 languages.
10 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- VioletaPortuguese, Czech
- ViolaGerman, Czech
- Violettaequivalent
- Violettequivalent
- ВиолетаRussian
- ВиолеттаRussian
- WiolettaPolish
- Violanteequivalent
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People named Violette
- Violette SzaboFrench-British SOE spy1921–1945
- Violette LeducFrench writer (1907–1972)
- Violette MorrisFrench athlete (1893–1944)
- Violette Verdyballerina and ballet teacher (1933-2016)
- Violette WautierThai singer and actressborn 1993
- Violette CorneliusDutch artist and photographer (1919–1998)
- Violette LecoqFrench artist (1912–2003)
- Violette DorangeFrench offshore sailorborn 2001
- Violette CorderyBritish racing driver1900–1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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