Fun Facts About the Name Violetta
- More than 3 thousand babies named Violetta: U.S. records list 3,308 babies given the name Violetta from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Violetta Mean?
Violetta is an Italian feminine name meaning "little violet." It is a diminutive of Viola, the Italian and Latin name for the violet flower. The ending -etta is an Italian diminutive suffix, so the name literally means "small violet" or "little violet." The immediate source is Latin viola, "violet," the same word that gives English violet and Italian viola. The deeper origin of Latin viola is uncertain; it is sometimes connected to Greek ion, also "violet," but that link is not securely established. In use, Violetta is a diminutive form rather than a separate root, and its meaning remains tied to the flower.
Violetta Name History & Origins
Violetta developed in Italian as an affectionate diminutive of Viola. Italian commonly forms feminine diminutives with -etta, as in Giulietta from Giulia and Rosetta from Rosa; Violetta follows that pattern. The parent name Viola comes from Latin viola, the violet. Violetta is the Italian diminutive rather than a separate root. The name is familiar from Giuseppe Verdi's opera La traviata (1853), whose heroine is Violetta Valéry; the opera was based on Alexandre Dumas fils's novel and play La Dame aux camélias. That is a famous literary association, not the origin of the name. Violetta also passed into other languages, including Russian, where it is written Виолетта; in such uses it is a borrowing of the Italian form. English Violet is a parallel diminutive from the same Latin root, but Violetta is specifically the Italian form.
How Popular is the Name Violetta?
Violetta recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #849 in 1884.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,184 | 196 | 0.0122% |
| 2024 | #1,462 | 150 | 0.0093% |
| 2023 | #1,566 | 136 | 0.0085% |
| 2022 | #1,589 | 134 | 0.0082% |
| 2021 | #1,628 | 129 | 0.0079% |
| 2020 | #1,568 | 135 | 0.0084% |
| 2019 | #1,613 | 132 | 0.0079% |
| 2018 | #1,739 | 119 | 0.0070% |
| 2017 | #1,812 | 115 | 0.0067% |
| 2016 | #1,813 | 115 | 0.0065% |
| 2015 | #1,880 | 109 | 0.0061% |
| 2014 | #2,036 | 97 | 0.0054% |
| 2013 | #2,593 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 2012 | #3,002 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2011 | #3,490 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2010 | #5,238 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #5,090 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #5,945 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #7,081 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #4,802 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #5,788 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #8,233 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #7,562 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #5,438 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #8,178 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #7,561 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #5,211 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #8,571 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #12,033 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #8,798 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #8,060 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #8,778 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #11,748 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #6,643 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #10,237 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,454 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #7,438 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #7,678 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #7,337 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #5,452 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #6,023 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #7,389 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #8,028 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #6,356 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #12,139 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #5,901 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #7,304 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #11,424 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,880 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #6,596 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #5,505 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #4,714 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #5,568 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #5,465 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #7,364 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #6,346 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #5,444 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #5,630 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #5,443 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #5,261 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #6,518 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,997 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #4,887 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #3,777 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #4,226 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #3,915 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #4,619 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,511 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,148 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #3,316 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1955 | #3,774 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #3,015 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #4,583 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #2,797 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #3,100 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #3,226 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #2,993 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1948 | #2,968 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #3,692 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,985 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #4,012 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #1,964 | 20 | 0.0015% |
| 1943 | #2,852 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #3,725 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #5,058 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #2,200 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1939 | #3,136 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #3,174 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1937 | #2,563 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1936 | #2,848 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #2,569 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1934 | #2,181 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1933 | #1,601 | 23 | 0.0023% |
| 1932 | #1,953 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1931 | #2,020 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1930 | #1,811 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1929 | #2,584 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1928 | #2,092 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1927 | #2,020 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1926 | #1,620 | 27 | 0.0023% |
| 1925 | #1,941 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1924 | #1,922 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1923 | #1,634 | 27 | 0.0022% |
| 1922 | #2,101 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1921 | #1,983 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1920 | #1,813 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1919 | #1,648 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1918 | #1,496 | 29 | 0.0025% |
| 1917 | #1,469 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1916 | #1,379 | 29 | 0.0028% |
| 1915 | #1,620 | 22 | 0.0022% |
| 1914 | #1,479 | 20 | 0.0026% |
| 1913 | #1,401 | 18 | 0.0029% |
| 1912 | #1,418 | 16 | 0.0029% |
| 1911 | #1,950 | 8 | 0.0019% |
| 1910 | #1,924 | 8 | 0.0020% |
| 1909 | #1,365 | 11 | 0.0032% |
| 1908 | #1,852 | 7 | 0.0021% |
| 1907 | #1,204 | 12 | 0.0038% |
| 1906 | #1,411 | 9 | 0.0030% |
| 1905 | #1,535 | 8 | 0.0027% |
| 1904 | #1,863 | 6 | 0.0022% |
| 1903 | #2,073 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1902 | #1,317 | 9 | 0.0034% |
| 1901 | #1,933 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1900 | #1,169 | 12 | 0.0040% |
| 1899 | #1,389 | 7 | 0.0030% |
| 1897 | #1,790 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1895 | #1,800 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1894 | #1,480 | 6 | 0.0027% |
| 1892 | #1,083 | 9 | 0.0042% |
| 1891 | #1,203 | 7 | 0.0038% |
| 1890 | #1,524 | 5 | 0.0026% |
| 1889 | #1,141 | 7 | 0.0039% |
| 1888 | #1,271 | 6 | 0.0034% |
| 1884 | #849 | 8 | 0.0062% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Violetta Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fixed in your opinions, firm in your friendships and square in your dealings with others. You are an excellent worker. Since you are both possessive and emotional, you can be either very practical or very impractical and unpredictable. Your dual nature needs to become steadfast. You are the marrying kind. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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