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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 |
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 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- New York#425 · 1 in 2,829
- Tennessee#491 · 1 in 4,007
- Louisiana#504 · 1 in 3,109
- Virginia#625 · 1 in 5,639
- California#714 · 1 in 5,753
Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #425 | 36 | 1 in 2,829 |
| Tennessee | #491 | 7 | 1 in 4,007 |
| Louisiana | #504 | 9 | 1 in 3,109 |
| Virginia | #625 | 5 | 1 in 5,639 |
| California | #714 | 26 | 1 in 5,753 |
| Pennsylvania | #738 | 8 | 1 in 8,299 |
| Florida | #742 | 7 | 1 in 6,173 |
| Texas | #786 | 15 | 1 in 6,698 |
| New Jersey | #809 | 5 | 1 in 7,341 |
| Michigan | #943 | 5 | 1 in 11,423 |
| Illinois | #1,099 | 6 | 1 in 12,054 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1977
girls
#792
189 births · 1 in 8,112 girls
Top girls' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 8,112 of them was named Florence, which outranked 93.0% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).