Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Vyola is a variant of Viola. An origin associated with Viola is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Vyola is a variant of Viola. The history of Viola gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare used Viola for the heroine of Twelfth Night. Viola’s Latin flower meaning and its later association with the English flower name both form part of its appeal and naming history.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Vyola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 37
- 0 boys · 37 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 10 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 1921. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1918.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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