Florence

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Peak · girls
1898 · 3,790 births
Debut · girls
1,063 births
In top 100 · girls
61 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
339,093
since 1880

Florence over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank18801900192019401960198020002020peak #6, 1898girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#391796—
2024#429718#10,9386
2023#522583—
2022#623475#9,8237
2021#715401—
2020#763357—
2019#936282—
2018#968273—
2017#978267—
2016#1,055247—
2015#1,175214—
2014#1,301183—
2013#1,744118—
2012#2,04794—
2011#2,45474—
2010#2,45176—
2009#3,12654—
2008#2,85562—
2007#2,93061—
2006#2,75764—
2005#2,93555—
2004#2,58964—
2003#2,99950—
2002#2,46764—
2001#2,37966—
2000#2,50860—
1999#2,22267—
1998#1,86782—
1997#2,15864—
1996#1,84079—
1995#1,86375—
1994#1,75783—
1993#1,67989—
1992#1,90873—
1991#1,463108—
1990#1,445108—
1989#1,405106—
1988#1,392101—
1987#1,302106—
1986#1,215114—
1985#1,133127—
1984#1,067131—
1983#1,005141—
1982#1,032141—
1981#955153—
1980#977152—
1979#923159—
1978#954146—
1977#792189—
1976#755191—
1975#722204—
1974#682216—
1973#592265—
1972#624249—
1971#613277—
1970#557331—
1969#511366—
1968#531323#4,1365
1967#487381#3,9665
1966#428474#3,9485
1965#450450—
1964#423536#4,0395
1963#398578—
1962#385598#3,3057
1961#380637—
1960#356738#3,3377
1959#336792#3,6196
1958#315848—
1957#311877#3,9935
1956#286942—
1955#2691,005—
1954#2571,034#3,8275
1953#2401,123—
1952#2221,241#3,7345
1951#2111,290—
1950#1901,445—
1949#1751,565#3,6905
1948#1651,698—
1947#1591,850—
1946#1461,907#2,40310
1945#1401,731—
1944#1331,977#1,98813
1943#1242,273#1,69918
1942#1102,535#2,04213
1941#1072,390#2,20711
1940#1002,467#1,68017
1939#962,592#1,48920
1938#892,805#1,81815
1937#812,955#1,40323
1936#803,083#1,46321
1935#743,273#1,27328
1934#613,736#1,86015
1933#494,078#1,45622
1932#474,542#1,38725
1931#435,011#2,10113
1930#385,867#1,13238
1929#356,212#1,13837
1928#326,970#1,12539
1927#287,645#1,22735
1926#268,178#1,24234
1925#248,585#1,02245
1924#209,472#1,53225
1923#189,746#1,23534
1922#1810,036#1,39628
1921#1710,720#1,54924
1920#1610,731#1,27332
1919#1410,482#1,26431
1918#1411,318#1,23132
1917#1410,538#1,17533
1916#1410,412#1,17631
1915#1410,105#1,05437
1914#137,886#85540
1913#136,279#99525
1912#125,739#97022
1911#124,424#70720
1910#124,282#59823
1909#113,789#65317
1908#113,883#58519
1907#113,750#69914
1906#103,691#64014
1905#113,478#54918
1904#83,572#61214
1903#83,468#57615
1902#73,509#42623
1901#83,131#40721
1900#73,920#49022
1899#63,314#41520
1898#63,790#47319
1897#73,369#42220
1896#83,323#53415
1895#73,471#45619
1894#83,233#56713
1893#73,231#61511
1892#63,154#49716
1891#62,716#52412
1890#62,744#51114
1889#72,465#62810
1888#82,444#60911
1887#91,964#42016
1886#101,860#47015
1885#121,667#54712
1884#121,570#43318
1883#141,298#55611
1882#131,322#6918
1881#161,046#7067
1880#141,063#6828
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Florence was already there! It came in at #14, and was given to 1,063 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1999–2009, when fewer than 68 girls a year got the name.

Where Florence is popular in 2025

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedAKMaine: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 623 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNHWashington: #273 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsWAIdaho: #277 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 896 girlsIDMontana: #208 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 565 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #212 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 826 girlsMNIllinois: #402 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,705 girlsILWisconsin: #237 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 881 girlsWIMichigan: #374 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsMINew York: #452 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsNYMassachusetts: #313 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedRIOregon: #144 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 544 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedSDIowa: #354 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsIAIndiana: #267 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,073 girlsINOhio: #347 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsOHPennsylvania: #328 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsPANew Jersey: #422 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,972 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #396 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,948 girlsCAUtah: #197 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 742 girlsUTColorado: #236 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 864 girlsCONebraska: #396 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,419 girlsNEMissouri: #289 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsMOKentucky: #498 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedWVVirginia: #325 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsVAMaryland: #354 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedDEArizona: #578 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNMKansas: #361 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,312 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedARTennessee: #315 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #381 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #467 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,829 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #546 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,111 girlsOKLouisiana: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,637 girlsLAMississippi: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,780 girlsMSAlabama: #436 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,665 girlsALGeorgia: #645 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,826 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedHITexas: #539 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,721 girlsTXFlorida: #714 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,772 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#144 · 1 in 544
  2. Utah#197 · 1 in 742
  3. Montana#208 · 1 in 565
  4. Maine#209 · 1 in 623
  5. Minnesota#212 · 1 in 826

Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1913.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#144241 in 544
Utah#197231 in 742
Montana#20851 in 565
Maine#20951 in 623
Minnesota#212261 in 826
Colorado#236271 in 864
Wisconsin#237231 in 881
Indiana#267261 in 1,073
Washington#273261 in 1,110
Idaho#27781 in 896
Missouri#289211 in 1,157
Massachusetts#313181 in 1,335
Tennessee#315251 in 1,283
Virginia#325251 in 1,350
Pennsylvania#328331 in 1,415
Ohio#347321 in 1,477
Iowa#35491 in 1,308
Maryland#354151 in 1,332
Kansas#36191 in 1,312
Michigan#374231 in 1,554
North Carolina#381281 in 1,660
California#396831 in 1,948
Nebraska#39651 in 1,419
Illinois#402261 in 1,705
New Jersey#422181 in 1,972
Louisiana#426101 in 1,637
Alabama#436111 in 1,665
New York#452381 in 2,061
South Carolina#467101 in 1,829
Kentucky#49881 in 2,156
Mississippi#51451 in 1,780
Texas#539591 in 2,721
Oklahoma#54671 in 2,111
Arizona#578111 in 2,565
Georgia#645161 in 2,826
Florida#714231 in 3,772
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See more about Florence
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 372 spots since 2020 (#763 → #391)
  • Biggest jump: 173 spots in 2020
  • Biggest drop: 162 spots in 1978
Rise & fade · girls
18 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1898 at #6 (3,790 births)
  • Births halved by 1945, 47 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: 20 yrs · run 1886–1904
  • Top 100: 61 yrs · run 1880–1940
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1981
Share of babies · girls
1 in 66
  • Highest: 1 in 66 girls born in 1893 were named Florence (1.5%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,019 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
  • Its best rank, #6 in 1898, was only 1 in 68 (1.5%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 26.0% of all girls named Florence (88,295) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s16,699#7 (1889)#12
1890s32,345#6 (1898)#7
1900s36,191#7 (1900)#9
1910s81,465#12 (1912)#13
1920s88,295#16 (1920)#23
1930s37,942#38 (1930)#66
1940s20,393#100 (1940)#136
1950s10,597#190 (1950)#264
1960s5,081#356 (1960)#435
1970s2,227#557 (1970)#721
1980s1,272#955 (1981)#1,148
1990s828#1,445 (1990)#1,820
2000s600#2,379 (2001)#2,755
2010s1,828#936 (2019)#1,511
2020s3,330#391 (2025)#574

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

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