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

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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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #139 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 430 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedMNIllinois: #466 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,399 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedWIMichigan: #546 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,684 girlsMINew York: #312 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsNYMassachusetts: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,094 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedIAIndiana: #622 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,411 girlsINOhio: #395 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,549 girlsOHPennsylvania: #317 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,356 girlsPANew Jersey: #278 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,911 girlsNJConnecticut: #309 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,204 girlsCTCalifornia: #530 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,271 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedUTColorado: #427 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,032 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNEMissouri: #515 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,762 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #335 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,522 girlsWVVirginia: #363 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,856 girlsVAMaryland: #285 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,953 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #220 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 870 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedARTennessee: #410 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,792 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #639 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,938 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #350 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #385 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,606 girlsOKLouisiana: #322 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,885 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedMSAlabama: #472 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,945 girlsALGeorgia: #310 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,036 girlsGAHawaii: #151 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 545 girlsHITexas: #575 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,595 girlsTXFlorida: #398 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,859 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#139 · 1 in 430
  2. Hawaii#151 · 1 in 545
  3. New Mexico#220 · 1 in 870
  4. New Jersey#278 · 1 in 1,911
  5. Maryland#285 · 1 in 1,953

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#13951 in 430
Hawaii#15191 in 545
New Mexico#220101 in 870
New Jersey#278271 in 1,911
Maryland#285141 in 1,953
Connecticut#309101 in 2,204
Georgia#310191 in 2,036
New York#312711 in 2,054
Pennsylvania#317381 in 2,356
Louisiana#322171 in 1,885
West Virginia#33551 in 2,522
South Carolina#35091 in 2,359
Virginia#363121 in 2,856
Massachusetts#377111 in 4,094
Oklahoma#38561 in 2,606
Ohio#395241 in 3,549
Florida#398151 in 2,859
Tennessee#41081 in 3,792
Colorado#42751 in 3,032
Illinois#466201 in 4,399
Alabama#47271 in 3,945
Missouri#51561 in 5,762
California#530361 in 4,271
Michigan#546111 in 6,684
Texas#575201 in 4,595
Indiana#62251 in 8,411
North Carolina#63951 in 7,938
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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
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 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)
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.

Florence in 1966

girls
#428
474 births · 1 in 3,570 girls
boys
#3,948
5 births · 1 in 356,692 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #428Florence474

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #3,948Florence5
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 3,570 of them was named Florence, which outranked 94.4% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Florence
  1. #425Jessie475
  2. #425Thelma475
  3. #425Valarie475
  4. #428Florence474
  5. #428Mindy474
  6. #428Shauna474
  7. #431Eleanor473
  8. #431Janelle473
  9. #433Bernice470

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 356,692 of them was named Florence, which outranked 13.0% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Florence
  1. #3,537Zak6
  2. #3,537Zan6
  3. #3,537Zonnie6
  4. #3,948Florence5
  5. #3,948Aarron5
  6. #3,948Abdel5
  7. #3,948Abelino5

Tied with 592 names at #3,948; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1966 →