Violar
An invented given name seemingly related to the Spanish verb "violar" (to violate).
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Violar. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Violar today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Violar births was 1915 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Violar. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Violar. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1915
7 babies that year
Average age
-
1921 SSA rank
#5,072
Tracked since 1900
Popularity
Violar: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Violar from the 1900s through to the 1920s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 17 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1910s peak, Violar remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Violar by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Violar during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Violar
The name Violar is an archaic and obscure name of uncertain origin, with very few recorded historical references or notable bearers throughout history. It is believed to have originated from an ancient Indo-European root word that meant "to twist" or "to wind," possibly referring to the coiling of vines or branches.
One of the earliest known mentions of the name Violar can be found in a fragmentary text from the Byzantine Empire, dated to around the 6th century AD. The text, a collection of agricultural treatises, includes a brief passage that appears to refer to a vineyard worker or vintner named Violar.
In the 9th century, a monk named Violar is recorded as having lived and worked in a monastery near the city of Reims in what is now northern France. Little is known about his life or accomplishments, but his name is preserved in a few monastic records from that time period.
During the Renaissance, there was an Italian artist and sculptor named Violar Bartolomeo (c. 1470-1546) who was active in the city of Florence. He is credited with creating several religious sculptures and altarpieces that adorned churches in the region, though few of his works have survived to the present day.
In the 17th century, a Spanish explorer and cartographer named Violar de Ribera (1592-1657) is known to have mapped and charted parts of the Pacific Ocean and the western coasts of the Americas. His detailed maps and navigational charts were widely used by sailors and navigators of the time.
The most recent notable individual with the first name Violar is Violar Kirov (1889-1934), a Bulgarian political figure and revolutionary who played a significant role in the establishment of the Bulgarian Communist Party and the subsequent communist regime in the country. He was assassinated in 1934, an event that was a catalyst for further political upheaval and violence in Bulgaria.
Overall, the name Violar remains an extremely rare and obscure name throughout recorded history, with very few individuals bearing it and limited information about its linguistic origins or cultural significance.
People
Violar + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Violar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Violar: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Violar?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Violar going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Violar a common name?
We classify Violar as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 34 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Violar most popular?
The single biggest year for Violar was 1915, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Violar is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Violar in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Violar a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Violar in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Violar still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Violar in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Violar can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Violar?
You can see how many people have the name Violar on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.