How popular is the baby name Violet in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, check out all the blog posts that mention the name Violet.
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New York City, located in southeastern New York state, is the most populous city in the United States.
In 2021, New York City welcomed 99,262 babies — 48,648 girls and 50,614 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Liam.
Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Emma, 434 baby girls
Olivia
Mia
Sophia
Leah
Ava
Isabella
Amelia
Luna
Sofia
Boy Names
Liam, 703 baby boys
Noah
Ethan
Lucas
Jacob
Joseph
David
Daniel
Aiden
Benjamin
In the girls’ top 10, Luna and Sofia replaced Sarah and Chloe.
In the boys’ top 10, Benjamin replaced Alexander.
Names in the top 100 included: Grace, Lily, Violet, Aurora, Angel, Ruby, Rose, Harper, Axel, Melody, Summer, Serenity, Iris, Autumn, Jade, Chase, August, Angelina, Ivy, Eden, Goldy, Daisy, Journey, and Faith. (Genders weren’t specified, but most of these look like girl names to me.)
Last year, England and Wales welcomed close to 625,000 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Noah.
Here are England and Wales’ top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Olivia, 3,649 baby girls
Amelia, 3,164
Isla, 2,683
Ava, 2,576
Ivy, 2,245
Freya, 2,187
Lily, 2,182
Florence, 2,180
Mia, 2,168
Willow, 2,067
Rosie, 2,028
Sophia, 2,019
Isabella, 2,010
Grace, 1,992
Daisy, 1,873
Sienna, 1,869
Poppy, 1,841
Elsie, 1,840
Emily, 1,797
Ella, 1,756
Evelyn, 1,729
Phoebe, 1,678
Sofia, 1,671
Evie, 1,670
Charlotte, 1,654
Harper, 1,480
Millie, 1,472
Matilda, 1,437
Maya, 1,433
Sophie, 1,375
Alice, 1,359
Emilia, 1,353
Isabelle, 1,304
Ruby, 1,300
Luna, 1,261
Maisie, 1,229
Aria, 1,202
Penelope, 1,194
Mila, 1,133
Bonnie, 1,121
Eva, 1,091
Hallie, 1,070
Eliza, 1,064
Ada, 1,058
Violet, 1,057
Esme, 1,013
Arabella, 1,012
Imogen, 998
Jessica, 997
Delilah, 981
Boy Names
Noah, 4,525 baby boys
Oliver, 4,167
George, 4,141
Arthur, 3,766
Muhammad, 3,722
Leo, 3,465
Harry, 3,089
Oscar, 3,071
Archie, 2,928
Henry, 2,912
Theodore, 2,889
Freddie, 2,873
Jack, 2,847
Charlie, 2,674
Theo, 2,514
Alfie, 2,338
Jacob, 2,319
Thomas, 2,302
Finley, 2,283
Arlo, 2,154
William, 2,093
Lucas, 1,965
Roman, 1,923
Tommy, 1,901
Isaac, 1,888
Teddy, 1,875
Alexander, 1,830
Luca, 1,807
Edward, 1,806
James, 1,772
Joshua, 1,737
Albie, 1,729
Elijah, 1,657
Max, 1,650
Mohammed, 1,619
Reuben, 1,534
Mason, 1,517
Sebastian, 1,516
Rory, 1,483
Jude, 1,482
Louie, 1,461
Benjamin, 1,423
Ethan, 1,398
Adam, 1,367
Hugo, 1,325
Joseph, 1,307
Reggie, 1,287
Ronnie, 1,285
Harrison, 1,254
Louis, 1,240
Two of the names that saw marked increases in usage last year, Luca and Raya, were helped along by the animated films Luca (2021) and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
And the name Lilibet re-surfaced in the data (after a seven-year absence) with eight baby girls, no doubt thanks to the royal influence of Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet, who was born in California in June of 2021.
England’s nine regions
Home to nearly 56.5 million people, England is divided into nine regions. The top baby names within each of these regions last year were…
Boy names: Osian, Elis, Macsen, Cai, Morgan, Gruffydd, Rhys
Now it’s time for a selection of names from the other end of the spectrum. Each of the rare names below was given to just 3 babies in England and Wales in 2021:
P.S. The ongoing rise of the baby name Mabel accelerated in the late 2010s thanks to mononymous English singer/songwriter Mabel — who just so happens to be the niece of Eagle-Eye Cherry.
Looking for baby names that are associated with purple — including baby names that mean “purple”?
If so, you’ve come to the right place! I’ve collected dozens of options for you in this post.
Before we get to the names, though, let’s take a quick look at what the color purple represents…
Symbolism of purple
What does the color purple signify?
In Western cultures in particular, purple can be symbolic of:
Royalty
Nobility
Wisdom
Luxury
Imagination
Mystery
Spirituality
The color came to be identified with royalty and nobility during ancient times. In those days, creating purple dye for fabric was laborious and time-consuming, so the dye was very expensive. As a result, only the wealthy could afford to wear purple-colored clothing.
Top baby names associated with purple
Determining the top names in a category isn’t difficult when you’re working with a well-defined category, like PH names. When it comes to names that have a connection to the color purple, however, we need to account for the fact that certain names have a stronger connection than others.
With that in mind, here are the top baby names that have an obvious association with the color purple:
Violet
Iris
Violeta
Violette
Amethyst
Now here are the same five names again, but this time around I’ve added some details (including definitions, rankings, and popularity graphs).
Violet
The word violet refers to any flowering plant of the genus Viola — particularly the fragrant species Viola odorata — or to any similar-looking flowering plant. By extension, it also refers to the bluish-purple color of these flowers.
Violet is currently the 35th most popular girl name in the U.S.
Usage of the baby name Violet
Iris
The word iris can refer to several things, including flowering plants of the genus Iris, the name of which comes from the ancient Greek word for “rainbow.” The showy blooms of these plants come in a variety of colors (as the name suggests), though we often think of irises as being shades of purple.
For instance, did you know that all of the irises in Vincent van Gogh’s various paintings were once purple? His irises now appear blue only because the red pigment he used to create the purple has faded over time.
Iris is currently the 107th most popular girl name in the nation.
Usage of the baby name Iris
Violeta
The name Violeta is a form of Violet used in Spanish, Romanian, Serbian, Bulgarian, and other languages.
Violeta is currently the 893rd most popular girl name in the U.S.
Usage of the baby name Violeta
Violette
The name Violette is a form of Violet used in French.
Violette is currently the 1,033rd most popular girl name in the nation.
Usage of the baby name Violette
Amethyst
The word amethyst refers to a purple variety of the mineral quartz. (The ancient Greeks thought that amethyst — perhaps due to its wine-like color — would prevent drunkenness, so they called it amethustos, meaning “not intoxicating.”) By extension, the word also refers to the purple color of these crystals.
Amethyst will only form in quartz that: (a) contains trace amounts of iron, and (b) is exposed to low-level gamma radiation. The radiation will oxidize the iron, and thereby change the crystal’s color from clear to purple.
Amethyst is currently the 1,148th most popular girl name in the U.S.
Usage of the baby name Amethyst
More names associated with purple
Ready for the rest?
All the names below are associated with the color purple. The names range from traditional to unusual, and their associations range from strong to slight.
Those that have been popular enough to appear in the U.S. baby name data are linked to their corresponding popularity graphs.
Aubrieta
Amaranth flowers are sometimes purple. The genus name Amaranthus is derived from a combination of the ancient Greek words amarantos, meaning “unfading,” and anthos, meaning “flower.”
Aster flowers are often purple. The genus name Aster, derived from the ancient Greek word aster, meaning “star,” is a reference to the shape of the flower head.
Aubrieta flowers are commonly purple. The genus Aubrieta was named in honor of French botanical artist Claude Aubriet.
Azalea flowers are sometimes purple. The (obsolete) genus name Azalea is derived from the ancient Greek word azaleos, meaning “dry.”
Banafsha is a Persian feminine name meaning “violet.”
Betony flowers are usually purple. “Betony” is the common name of plants in the genus Stachys.
Bíbor (pronounced BEE-bor) is a Hungarian masculine name based on the word bíbor, meaning “purple.”
Bíborka is a feminine form of Bíbor.
Bora is a Korean feminine name meaning “purple.” (Though the name has appeared in the U.S. data, this probably reflects the usage of the identical Albanian name, which means “snow.”)
Fjóla (pronounced FYOH-lah) is an Icelandic and Faroese feminine name meaning “violet.”
Fjólar is the masculine form of Fjóla.
Gladiola refers to Gladiolus, a genus of plants with flowers that are sometimes purple. The genus name, meaning “little sword” (a diminutive of the Latin word gladius, “sword”) refers to the shape of the leaves.
Jimi Hendrix album
Haze (besides being a vocabulary word) is part of “Purple Haze” [vid] — the title of the song by Jimi Hendrix. “Purple Haze” was the opening track of the iconic album Are You Experienced (1967).
Heather flowers are usually purple. “Heather” is the common name of plants in the genus Calluna.
Honesty (besides being a vocabulary word) is the common name of the plant species Lunaria annua, which has flowers that are frequently purple. The common name is likely a reference to the translucence of the seed pods.
Hyacinth flowers are often purple. The genus Hyacinthus was named for the plant’s association with the myth of Hyacinthus (who was one of the lovers of Apollo in Greek mythology).
Giacinta is the Italian feminine form of Hyacinth.
Giacinto is the Italian masculine form of Hyacinth.
Jacinta is the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Hyacinth.
Jacinto is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine form of Hyacinth.
Ianthe, which means “violet flower,” is derived from a combination of the ancient Greek words ion, meaning “violet,” and anthos, meaning “flower.”
Ione (pronounced ie-OH-nee) is also based on the ancient Greek word ion, meaning “violet.”
Iona could be considered a variant of Ione, though more often it’s a reference to the Scottish island of Iona.
Jacaranda flowers are purple. The genus name Jacaranda is derived from a Tupi-Guarani word meaning “fragrant.”
Lavender flowers are typically purple. “Lavender” is the common name of plants in the genus Lavandula. The genus name is derived from the Latin word lividus, meaning “bluish,” and/or the Latin word lavare, meaning “to wash” (due to aromatic lavender being used in washing and bathing).
Lilac flowers are frequently purple. “Lilac” is the common name of plants in the genus Syringa.
Lila is the Swedish form of Lilac, though the name also has other possible meanings (e.g., “play” in Sanskrit, “night” in Arabic).
Liila is the Finnish form of Lilac.
Lupine flowers are often purple. The genus name Lupinus is derived from the Latin word lupinus, meaning “wolfish” (from lupus, “wolf”).
Magenta is a reddish-purple color. A French chemist first synthesized magenta-colored dye in the late 1850s, and the color was eventually named “Magenta” in honor of the French-Sardinian victory at the Battle of Magenta (1859).
Murasaki is a Japanese feminine name meaning “purple.” Originally it referred to the gromwell plant, the root of which was used to make purple dye.
Orchid flowers are sometimes purple. Orchids are all members of the Orchidaceae family of plants.
Phoenix refers to the mythical bird, but the name of that bird was based on the ancient Greek word phoinix, meaning “purple” or “crimson.”
Plum fruits are commonly purple. Plum trees are part of the genus Prunus.
Porphyrios was an ancient Greek name derived from the word porphyra, meaning “purple dye, purple.”
Porphyrius is the Latinized form of Porphyrios.
Porfirio is the modern Spanish masculine form of Porphyrius.
Porfiria is the modern Spanish feminine form of Porphyrius.
Porfiriy is the modern Russian masculine form of Porphyrius.
Purple, which can also be traced back to the ancient Greek word porphyra, is rarely used as a given name…though I did spot a girl named Purple in Los Angeles’ baby name data a few years back.
Rebecca is part of “rebeccapurple” — the name of the shade of purple with the hex value #663399. The color name pays tribute to Rebecca Meyer, the daughter of web design pioneer Eric Meyer. Rebecca, whose favorite color was purple, passed away on her 6th birthday (in mid-2014). The biblical name Rebecca is ultimately derived from the Semitic root r-b-q, meaning “to tie” or “to secure.”
Sigalit is a Hebrew feminine name meaning “violet.”
Sumire (pronounced soo-mee-reh) is a Japanese name that can mean “violet,” depending upon the kanji being used to write the name.
Temenuzhka is a Bulgarian feminine name meaning “violet.”
Thistle flowers are usually purple. “Thistle” is the common name of various prickly plants, most of which are in the Asteraceae family.
Twila may be based on the English word “twilight.” During twilight, the sky can turn various shades of purple.
Tyrian (pronounced TEE-ree-uhn) is part of “Tyrian purple” — the name of the expensive purple dye used during ancient times that I mentioned earlier. The source of the dye was a type of sea snail found in the Mediterranean, near the city of Tyre (now part of Lebanon). The city name can be traced back to the Hebrew word tsor, meaning “rock,” as the settlement was originally built upon a rocky formation.
Verbena flowers are sometimes purple. The genus name Verbena is derived from the Latin word verbena, which referred to the leaves, twigs, and branches of specific plants (like laurel, olive, and myrtle) that were used during religious ceremonies.
Vernonia flowers are typically purple. The genus Vernonia was named in honor of English botanist William Vernon.
Viola is based on the Latin word viola, meaning “violet.” In fact, the genus Viola includes many (though not all) violet flowers.
Violetta is an Italian and Hungarian form of Violet.
Wisteria (pronounced wuh-STEE-ree-uh) flowers are frequently light purple. The genus Wisteria was named in honor of American physician and anatomist Caspar Wistar.
Yolanda may have been derived from the medieval European feminine name Violante, which was based on the Latin word viola, “violet.”
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