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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016peak #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 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #493 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,296 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #768 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,090 girlsMNIllinois: #865 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,802 girlsILWisconsin: #666 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,329 girlsWIMichigan: #915 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,259 girlsMINew York: #1,152 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,911 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedORNevada: #470 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,860 girlsNVWyoming: 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: #1,058 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,059 girlsINOhio: #1,151 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,438 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,261 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,642 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #937 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 5,659 girlsCAUtah: #622 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,008 girlsUTColorado: #790 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,927 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNEMissouri: #825 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,521 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedWVVirginia: #917 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,305 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedARTennessee: #953 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,174 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,376 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,062 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #784 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,358 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,083 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,006 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Florence, so not publishedHITexas: #1,354 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 9,294 girlsTXFlorida: #1,630 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,387 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#470 · 1 in 1,860
  2. Washington#493 · 1 in 2,296
  3. Utah#622 · 1 in 3,008
  4. Wisconsin#666 · 1 in 3,329
  5. Minnesota#768 · 1 in 4,090

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#47061 in 1,860
Washington#493141 in 2,296
Utah#62261 in 3,008
Wisconsin#66671 in 3,329
Minnesota#76861 in 4,090
Oklahoma#78451 in 3,358
Colorado#79061 in 3,927
Missouri#82561 in 4,521
Illinois#865121 in 4,802
Michigan#91581 in 5,259
Virginia#91771 in 5,305
California#937361 in 5,659
Tennessee#95361 in 5,174
Indiana#1,05851 in 6,059
Georgia#1,08381 in 6,006
Ohio#1,15171 in 7,438
New York#1,152131 in 6,911
Pennsylvania#1,26161 in 8,642
Texas#1,354181 in 9,294
North Carolina#1,37651 in 9,062
Florida#1,63071 in 12,387
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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 2016

girls
#1,055
247 births · 1 in 7,174 girls

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #1,055Florence247
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 7,174 of them was named Florence, which outranked 94.4% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Florence
  1. #1,051Della248
  2. #1,051Maddie248
  3. #1,051Rosalee248
  4. #1,055Florence247
  5. #1,055Elodie247
  6. #1,055Kimora247
  7. #1,055Kylah247
  8. #1,061Elina246
  9. #1,061Robyn246
  10. #1,061Violeta246

Tied with 5 names at #1,055; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

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

See the top 100 for 2016 →