Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Viola

#309 most common girls' name of all time · #571 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#309
Rank overall
#571 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
133,427
Since 2016
2,240
Peak year
1918 #59
Best rank
#42 1908
Girls Boys peak 4,342/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Viola is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 247 247 #1,014
2024 202 202 #1,184
2023 233 233 #1,066
2022 249 249 #1,030
2021 210 210 #1,162
2020 216 216 #1,118
2019 234 234 #1,075
2018 214 214 #1,141
2017 212 212 #1,160
2016 223 223 #1,137
2015 192 192 #1,266
2014 194 194 #1,249
2013 181 181 #1,292
2012 169 169 #1,379
2011 135 135 #1,598
2010 117 117 #1,762
2009 116 116 #1,838
2008 97 97 #2,092
2007 101 101 #2,015
2006 99 99 #2,004
2005 61 61 #2,731
2004 53 53 #2,965
2003 60 60 #2,638
2002 58 58 #2,642
2001 44 44 #3,143
2000 45 45 #3,071
1999 52 52 #2,675
1998 43 43 #2,973
1997 44 44 #2,776
1996 47 47 #2,630
1995 41 41 #2,880
1994 44 44 #2,752
1993 50 50 #2,489
1992 49 49 #2,548
1991 60 60 #2,190
1990 58 58 #2,203
1989 63 63 #1,999
1988 71 71 #1,770
1987 71 71 #1,700
1986 59 59 #1,890
1985 64 64 #1,760
1984 84 84 #1,388
1983 75 75 #1,512
1982 87 87 #1,400
1981 84 84 #1,446
1980 106 106 #1,238
1979 86 86 #1,420
1978 62 62 #1,691
1977 84 84 #1,345
1976 99 99 #1,161
1975 88 88 #1,269
1974 117 117 #1,023
1973 113 113 #1,033
1972 128 128 #949
1971 130 130 #976
1970 151 151 #880
1969 139 139 #892
1968 163 163 #783
1967 204 204 #678
1966 205 205 #680
1965 250 250 #616
1964 294 294 #575
1963 308 308 #554
1962 320 320 #548
1961 421 421 #475
1960 428 428 #473
1959 407 407 #481
1958 452 452 #448
1957 448 448 #444
1956 528 528 #389
1955 512 512 #387
1954 574 574 #361
1953 571 571 #356
1952 634 634 #322
1951 636 636 #313
1950 624 624 #311
1949 685 685 #296
1948 724 6 730 #284
1947 813 813 #269
1946 781 5 786 #255
1945 765 6 771 #242
1944 800 5 805 #234
1943 893 893 #220
1942 941 941 #213
1941 901 6 907 #202
1940 966 10 976 #190
1939 980 11 991 #187
1938 1,040 8 1,048 #187
1937 1,158 7 1,165 #175
1936 1,188 9 1,197 #165
1935 1,325 1,325 #152
1934 1,435 6 1,441 #142
1933 1,478 12 1,490 #138
1932 1,668 10 1,678 #136
1931 1,823 20 1,843 #127
1930 2,161 6 2,167 #116
1929 2,291 16 2,307 #109
1928 2,623 15 2,638 #103
1927 2,769 10 2,779 #101
1926 2,876 18 2,894 #97
1925 3,336 15 3,351 #84
1924 3,577 11 3,588 #82
1923 3,534 12 3,546 #79
1922 3,793 16 3,809 #72
1921 4,160 14 4,174 #66
1920 4,292 18 4,310 #59
1919 4,129 14 4,143 #58
1918 4,331 11 4,342 #59
1917 4,040 13 4,053 #59
1916 3,948 9 3,957 #59
1915 3,855 11 3,866 #59
1914 3,203 3,203 #57
1913 2,847 10 2,857 #52
1912 2,550 2,550 #52
1911 2,083 5 2,088 #47
1910 2,090 8 2,098 #48
1909 1,926 10 1,936 #46
1908 1,964 9 1,973 #42
1907 1,805 1,805 #47
1906 1,675 6 1,681 #47
1905 1,697 6 1,703 #44
1904 1,545 6 1,551 #46
1903 1,495 6 1,501 #44
1902 1,447 11 1,458 #48
1901 1,331 5 1,336 #47
1900 1,674 5 1,679 #49
1899 1,156 7 1,163 #50
1898 1,272 1,272 #53
1897 1,017 1,017 #58
1896 1,047 1,047 #62
1895 1,010 1,010 #63
1894 906 906 #65
1893 839 839 #66
1892 833 833 #66
1891 609 5 614 #73
1890 697 697 #68
1889 536 5 541 #76
1888 596 596 #74
1887 420 420 #80
1886 440 440 #77
1885 345 345 #88
1884 362 362 #82
1883 331 331 #83
1882 310 310 #83
1881 237 237 #92
1880 229 229 #94