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This exactly. It was a trendy Edwardian name, and now it's a trendy Edwardian revival name.
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I wonder if it’s a regional thing. I personally know one who would have been born in the 50s, one from the 60s, and two from the 80s. At least in my area, the name never disappeared.
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Violet was more popular in the UK in its heyday than in the US - top 20 at its peak, and we've got a much smaller population - and it stayed in the top 100 for longer, until the 1930s. And trendy names which have that sort of oversaturation tend to feel more dated when they go out of fashion, so people are less likely to use them. The Canadian data (and I'm guessing also that for Australia & NZ) looks similar to ours, so in short, you're probably right.
I had a great-aunt Vi born in 1909, who died when I was a baby, and I know someone with a daughter Violet aged seven. Like Bex I've not come across any adult Violets at all.
I had a great-aunt Vi born in 1909, who died when I was a baby, and I know someone with a daughter Violet aged seven. Like Bex I've not come across any adult Violets at all.
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