Violet
“The violet flower”
The alphabet
Names that begin
with V
1,824 V names on the record since 1880 — 27 of them in today's top 1000, girls outnumbering boys nearly two to one. Tap + on any name to build a shortlist as you browse.
the sharp valley
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Every V name
Ranked by current US popularity, down to spellings given to five babies in a year. Search, filter, and tap + to keep the ones worth arguing about.
Valentina
“strong”
Victoria
“Victory”
Vivian
“alive”
Vincent
“conquering”
Victor
“conqueror”
Valentino
“strong”
Vicente
“conquering”
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Ranks are today’s national standing; “ever” counts every baby recorded with that spelling since 1880. Every name links to its full history and meaning.
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What the letter is telling you
The leader
Violet carries the letter.
#13 in the country — no V name, girl or boy, sits higher. It reads “The violet flower.”
The lean
V leans girl.
18 girl names in today's top 1000 against 9 for boys — close to two to one in the girls' favor.
The crossovers
No name goes both ways.
Every charting V name belongs to one column — the letter splits clean.
V through the decades
V names among each decade’s 200 chart spots1880s2020s
The 1910s were V’s best decade — 9 of the era’s 200 chart spots (top 100 girls + top 100 boys), led by Virginia and Vincent.
Girls Boys · counted from every US birth certificate filed since 1880
IIIFrom below the radar
Quietly excellent, letter V
Names our records love that most shortlists miss — real, recorded, and nowhere near overused.
Violeta#640
“violet” — on a steady climb up the charts.
Veer#940
“brave” — at its highest point on record.
Fresh climbers across every letter live on Rising names.
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Beyond the ranks
Strong V names the ranked list above never reaches — each with its own note from the records.
Viola#1013 today
Vivianna#1125 today
Valley#1129 today
Violetta#1183 today
Vida#1211 today
Vayda#1452 today
Verity#1478 today
Vance#1075 today
Ved#1131 today
Vaughn#1152 today
Viktor#1235 today
Valor#1252 today
Viraj#1333 today
Vander#1352 today
Vince#1362 today
Vernon#1382 today
Virgil#1409 today
Vedant#1477 today
Vito#1499 today
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