Viola
Girl nameViola has been given to 133,427 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918.
Meaning & origin /vaɪˈəʊlə/
From Latin viola (“violet”).
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
133,427
Peak year
1918 (4,342 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +29%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Viola
Viola Davis
American actress and producer (born 1965)
Viola Amherd
Swiss politician
Lynn Collins
American actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Viola.
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