Violetta is the Italian and Russian diminutive of Viola and comes from the Latin viola, so it means "violet", the small purple flower. Opera lovers know it as the name of the heroine of Verdi's La traviata, Violetta Valéry. The name has been climbing quietly in the United States, from number 1881 in 2015 to number 1184 in 2025, the highest rank it has ever reached.