Viola
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Viola is a Latin name meaning “violet,” after the purple flower, and it is also the name of a stringed instrument. Viola is the heroine of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and features in the film Shakespeare in Love, giving it a musical, poetic feel.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Viola in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Viola against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Viola is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Viola in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 247 girls were named Viola, making it the #1013 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 132,993 girls have been named Viola, with the most (4,331) in 1918. It is most common, relative to births, in Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Viola in other languages
- Violeta Latvian, Spanish
- Ibolya Hungarian
- Violante Italian
- Violet Turkish
Viola name days
- May 4 Latvia
- October 29 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Viola
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Viola, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Viola (Category 3) | 1980 | South Indian Ocean | 204 km/h |
| Typhoon Viola (Category 4) | 1978 | Western Pacific | 232 km/h |
| Tropical storm Viola | 1975 | Western Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Viola | 1972 | Western Pacific | 111 km/h |
| Typhoon Viola (Category 4) | 1969 | Western Pacific | 241 km/h |
| Typhoon Viola (Category 2) | 1966 | Western Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Typhoon Viola (Category 1) | 1964 | Western Pacific | 130 km/h |
| Tropical storm Viola | 1961 | Western Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Typhoon Viola (Category 3) | 1958 | Western Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Typhoon Viola (Category 3) | 1953 | Western Pacific | 185 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Viola
There are 42 towns and villages with Viola in their name, in 7 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 24🇮🇹 Italy 11🇲🇿 Mozambique 3🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇵🇭 Philippines 1🇵🇹 Portugal 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Viola | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,868 | Map |
| Viola | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 924 | Map |
| Viola | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 676 | Map |
| Viola | Abruzzo, 🇮🇹 Italy | 350 | Map |
| Viola | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 337 | Map |
| Viola | Piedmont, 🇮🇹 Italy | 191 | Map |
| Viola | Delaware, 🇺🇸 United States | 170 | Map |
| Viola | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | 133 | Map |
| Viola | Lombardy, 🇮🇹 Italy | 131 | Map |
| Viola | Kansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 131 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Viola
There are 10 lakes and reservoirs with Viola in their name, in 4 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 5🇺🇸 United States 3🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇨🇭 Switzerland 1
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| Lac Viola | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lago Viola | Amazonas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lake Viola | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Viola Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Viola Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Viola Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Viola Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Viola Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Viola Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lagh da Val Viola | Grisons, 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Viola songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Viola in their title. The best known:
- Viola – Hitomi Shimatani (2004)
- Viola – Salmo (2022)
- Viola – Hughes M. Huffman (1976)
- Viola – Juli Garreta
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Viola
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Viola.
Viola Davis
Fictional characters named Viola
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Viola as a pet name
FurryName has found 33 dogs named Viola in public pet registers, making it the #2,675 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (3), Basel (2), Framingham (1). Viola as a dog name →
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