Florence
#391 for girls in 2025, 796 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #10,938
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1898 · 3,790 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,063 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 61 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 339,093since 1880
Florence over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #391 | 796 | — | |
| 2024 | #429 | 718 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #522 | 583 | — | |
| 2022 | #623 | 475 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #715 | 401 | — | |
| 2020 | #763 | 357 | — | |
| 2019 | #936 | 282 | — | |
| 2018 | #968 | 273 | — | |
| 2017 | #978 | 267 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,055 | 247 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,175 | 214 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,301 | 183 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,744 | 118 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,047 | 94 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,454 | 74 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,451 | 76 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,126 | 54 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,855 | 62 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,930 | 61 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,757 | 64 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,935 | 55 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,589 | 64 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,999 | 50 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,467 | 64 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,379 | 66 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,508 | 60 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,222 | 67 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,867 | 82 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,158 | 64 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,840 | 79 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,863 | 75 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,757 | 83 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,679 | 89 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,908 | 73 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,463 | 108 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,445 | 108 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,405 | 106 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,392 | 101 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,302 | 106 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,215 | 114 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,133 | 127 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,067 | 131 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,005 | 141 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,032 | 141 | — | |
| 1981 | #955 | 153 | — | |
| 1980 | #977 | 152 | — | |
| 1979 | #923 | 159 | — | |
| 1978 | #954 | 146 | — | |
| 1977 | #792 | 189 | — | |
| 1976 | #755 | 191 | — | |
| 1975 | #722 | 204 | — | |
| 1974 | #682 | 216 | — | |
| 1973 | #592 | 265 | — | |
| 1972 | #624 | 249 | — | |
| 1971 | #613 | 277 | — | |
| 1970 | #557 | 331 | — | |
| 1969 | #511 | 366 | — | |
| 1968 | #531 | 323 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #487 | 381 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #428 | 474 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #450 | 450 | — | |
| 1964 | #423 | 536 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #398 | 578 | — | |
| 1962 | #385 | 598 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #380 | 637 | — | |
| 1960 | #356 | 738 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #336 | 792 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #315 | 848 | — | |
| 1957 | #311 | 877 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #286 | 942 | — | |
| 1955 | #269 | 1,005 | — | |
| 1954 | #257 | 1,034 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #240 | 1,123 | — | |
| 1952 | #222 | 1,241 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #211 | 1,290 | — | |
| 1950 | #190 | 1,445 | — | |
| 1949 | #175 | 1,565 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #165 | 1,698 | — | |
| 1947 | #159 | 1,850 | — | |
| 1946 | #146 | 1,907 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #140 | 1,731 | — | |
| 1944 | #133 | 1,977 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #124 | 2,273 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | #110 | 2,535 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #107 | 2,390 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #100 | 2,467 | #1,680 | 17 |
| 1939 | #96 | 2,592 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1938 | #89 | 2,805 | #1,818 | 15 |
| 1937 | #81 | 2,955 | #1,403 | 23 |
| 1936 | #80 | 3,083 | #1,463 | 21 |
| 1935 | #74 | 3,273 | #1,273 | 28 |
| 1934 | #61 | 3,736 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #49 | 4,078 | #1,456 | 22 |
| 1932 | #47 | 4,542 | #1,387 | 25 |
| 1931 | #43 | 5,011 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #38 | 5,867 | #1,132 | 38 |
| 1929 | #35 | 6,212 | #1,138 | 37 |
| 1928 | #32 | 6,970 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1927 | #28 | 7,645 | #1,227 | 35 |
| 1926 | #26 | 8,178 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1925 | #24 | 8,585 | #1,022 | 45 |
| 1924 | #20 | 9,472 | #1,532 | 25 |
| 1923 | #18 | 9,746 | #1,235 | 34 |
| 1922 | #18 | 10,036 | #1,396 | 28 |
| 1921 | #17 | 10,720 | #1,549 | 24 |
| 1920 | #16 | 10,731 | #1,273 | 32 |
| 1919 | #14 | 10,482 | #1,264 | 31 |
| 1918 | #14 | 11,318 | #1,231 | 32 |
| 1917 | #14 | 10,538 | #1,175 | 33 |
| 1916 | #14 | 10,412 | #1,176 | 31 |
| 1915 | #14 | 10,105 | #1,054 | 37 |
| 1914 | #13 | 7,886 | #855 | 40 |
| 1913 | #13 | 6,279 | #995 | 25 |
| 1912 | #12 | 5,739 | #970 | 22 |
| 1911 | #12 | 4,424 | #707 | 20 |
| 1910 | #12 | 4,282 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #11 | 3,789 | #653 | 17 |
| 1908 | #11 | 3,883 | #585 | 19 |
| 1907 | #11 | 3,750 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | #10 | 3,691 | #640 | 14 |
| 1905 | #11 | 3,478 | #549 | 18 |
| 1904 | #8 | 3,572 | #612 | 14 |
| 1903 | #8 | 3,468 | #576 | 15 |
| 1902 | #7 | 3,509 | #426 | 23 |
| 1901 | #8 | 3,131 | #407 | 21 |
| 1900 | #7 | 3,920 | #490 | 22 |
| 1899 | #6 | 3,314 | #415 | 20 |
| 1898 | #6 | 3,790 | #473 | 19 |
| 1897 | #7 | 3,369 | #422 | 20 |
| 1896 | #8 | 3,323 | #534 | 15 |
| 1895 | #7 | 3,471 | #456 | 19 |
| 1894 | #8 | 3,233 | #567 | 13 |
| 1893 | #7 | 3,231 | #615 | 11 |
| 1892 | #6 | 3,154 | #497 | 16 |
| 1891 | #6 | 2,716 | #524 | 12 |
| 1890 | #6 | 2,744 | #511 | 14 |
| 1889 | #7 | 2,465 | #628 | 10 |
| 1888 | #8 | 2,444 | #609 | 11 |
| 1887 | #9 | 1,964 | #420 | 16 |
| 1886 | #10 | 1,860 | #470 | 15 |
| 1885 | #12 | 1,667 | #547 | 12 |
| 1884 | #12 | 1,570 | #433 | 18 |
| 1883 | #14 | 1,298 | #556 | 11 |
| 1882 | #13 | 1,322 | #691 | 8 |
| 1881 | #16 | 1,046 | #706 | 7 |
| 1880 | #14 | 1,063 | #682 | 8 |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#25 · 1 in 61
- Hawaii#51 · 1 in 161
- Delaware#51 · 1 in 177
- New Jersey#56 · 1 in 210
- Maryland#56 · 1 in 236
Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #25 | 6 | 1 in 61 |
| Delaware | #51 | 9 | 1 in 177 |
| Hawaii | #51 | 21 | 1 in 161 |
| Maryland | #56 | 55 | 1 in 236 |
| New Jersey | #56 | 123 | 1 in 210 |
| Pennsylvania | #59 | 310 | 1 in 242 |
| Rhode Island | #60 | 24 | 1 in 189 |
| Montana | #64 | 17 | 1 in 252 |
| New York | #65 | 396 | 1 in 227 |
| Vermont | #66 | 11 | 1 in 229 |
| District of Columbia | #68 | 23 | 1 in 267 |
| Connecticut | #76 | 39 | 1 in 273 |
| New Hampshire | #76 | 11 | 1 in 302 |
| Massachusetts | #77 | 92 | 1 in 319 |
| Maine | #81 | 23 | 1 in 268 |
| Nebraska | #81 | 22 | 1 in 420 |
| Ohio | #91 | 119 | 1 in 443 |
| Illinois | #92 | 129 | 1 in 436 |
| Colorado | #93 | 25 | 1 in 363 |
| Minnesota | #94 | 46 | 1 in 493 |
| South Dakota | #96 | 11 | 1 in 429 |
| Arizona | #102 | 13 | 1 in 373 |
| Virginia | #105 | 54 | 1 in 458 |
| Oregon | #106 | 15 | 1 in 476 |
| Wisconsin | #109 | 39 | 1 in 620 |
| Florida | #115 | 33 | 1 in 449 |
| Utah | #116 | 10 | 1 in 501 |
| Michigan | #117 | 71 | 1 in 616 |
| South Carolina | #118 | 43 | 1 in 509 |
| Missouri | #120 | 45 | 1 in 622 |
| New Mexico | #122 | 14 | 1 in 419 |
| Washington | #124 | 20 | 1 in 578 |
| West Virginia | #130 | 30 | 1 in 631 |
| Iowa | #131 | 24 | 1 in 822 |
| Louisiana | #131 | 43 | 1 in 544 |
| Idaho | #133 | 7 | 1 in 610 |
| Indiana | #133 | 33 | 1 in 814 |
| Arkansas | #135 | 31 | 1 in 617 |
| Kansas | #138 | 17 | 1 in 724 |
| California | #139 | 73 | 1 in 684 |
| North Carolina | #145 | 60 | 1 in 628 |
| North Dakota | #146 | 8 | 1 in 665 |
| Kentucky | #148 | 40 | 1 in 716 |
| Texas | #159 | 84 | 1 in 715 |
| Mississippi | #167 | 32 | 1 in 707 |
| Oklahoma | #167 | 24 | 1 in 840 |
| Georgia | #182 | 36 | 1 in 882 |
| Tennessee | #186 | 29 | 1 in 971 |
| Alabama | #235 | 21 | 1 in 1,406 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Florence
- 38 spots since 2024 (#429 → #391)
- 372 spots since 2020 (#763 → #391)
- 784 spots since 2015 (#1,175 → #391)
- Biggest jump: 173 spots in 2020 (#936 → #763)
- Biggest drop: 162 spots in 1978 (#792 → #954)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1898 at #6 (3,790 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 47 yrs later
- Top 10: 20 yrs · run 1886–1904
- Top 100: 61 yrs · run 1880–1940
- Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1981
- 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
- 26.0% of all girls named Florence (88,295) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16,699 | #7 (1889) | #12 |
| 1890s | 32,345 | #6 (1898) | #7 |
| 1900s | 36,191 | #7 (1900) | #9 |
| 1910s | 81,465 | #12 (1912) | #13 |
| 1920s | 88,295 | #16 (1920) | #23 |
| 1930s | 37,942 | #38 (1930) | #66 |
| 1940s | 20,393 | #100 (1940) | #136 |
| 1950s | 10,597 | #190 (1950) | #264 |
| 1960s | 5,081 | #356 (1960) | #435 |
| 1970s | 2,227 | #557 (1970) | #721 |
| 1980s | 1,272 | #955 (1981) | #1,148 |
| 1990s | 828 | #1,445 (1990) | #1,820 |
| 2000s | 600 | #2,379 (2001) | #2,755 |
| 2010s | 1,828 | #936 (2019) | #1,511 |
| 2020s | 3,330 | #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.
Florence in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 464 of them was named Florence, which outranked 98.0% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 68,187 of them was named Florence, which outranked 57.3% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,627Tobias18
- #1,627Waylon18
- #1,627Zack18
- #1,680Florence17
- #1,680Almon17
- #1,680Alpha17
- #1,680Alvah17
- #1,736Abran16
- #1,736Albino16
- #1,736Ancil16
Tied with 55 names at #1,680; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.