Given name
Voleta
“the veiled one”
Voleta is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “the veiled one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “the veiled one.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Voleta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1923. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Voleta’s family of names
Voleta has a related form in Volet. Voleta has a related form in Voletah. Voleta has a related form in Volett.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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