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Viola

Viola holds the #1013 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 247 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 1908 (#42 nationally, 1,964 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Iowa (#354 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1013
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#42
in 1908 (1900s)
Babies in 2025
247
girls named Viola

Viola popularity, 1880–2025

0.16%0.32%0.48%0.63%18801900192019401960198020002020#42 in 1908
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1908

Where Viola is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025NH—Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025ND—Minnesota: #540 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#540Wisconsin: #612 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#612Michigan: #553 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#553New York: #1028 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1028Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025SD—Iowa: #354 (9 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)IA#354Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: #721 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#721Ohio: #878 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#878Pennsylvania: #689 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#689New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025CT—California: #1491 (15 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1491Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025UT—Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025NE—Missouri: #556 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MO#556Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025VA—Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025NM—Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025AL—Georgia: #1075 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1075Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Viola in 2025HI—Texas: #1406 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1406Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Iowa (#354), Kansas (#578), Minnesota (#540)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Viola in the most recent year of SSA data.

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