Florida
Last seen for girls in 1994 at #13,430 · Last seen for boys in 1918 at #4,179
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1888 · 40 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,527since 1880
Florida over time
Rank among girls' names. Florida has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | — | |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | — | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | — | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
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| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | — | |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | — | |
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | — | |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | — | |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | — | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | — | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | — | |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | — | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | — | |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | — | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,176 | 16 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,341 | 22 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,023 | 25 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,968 | 25 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,474 | 39 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,564 | 35 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,345 | 47 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,722 | 31 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,236 | 41 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,591 | 28 | — | |
| 1942 | #997 | 61 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,166 | 41 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,010 | 50 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,102 | 42 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,111 | 42 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,070 | 44 | — | |
| 1936 | #840 | 65 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,101 | 40 | — | |
| 1934 | #894 | 58 | — | |
| 1933 | #985 | 49 | — | |
| 1932 | #965 | 54 | — | |
| 1931 | #970 | 51 | — | |
| 1930 | #983 | 56 | — | |
| 1929 | #941 | 58 | — | |
| 1928 | #870 | 70 | — | |
| 1927 | #848 | 76 | — | |
| 1926 | #829 | 78 | — | |
| 1925 | #743 | 99 | — | |
| 1924 | #888 | 72 | — | |
| 1923 | #864 | 72 | — | |
| 1922 | #864 | 72 | — | |
| 1921 | #788 | 86 | — | |
| 1920 | #857 | 71 | — | |
| 1919 | #858 | 66 | — | |
| 1918 | #859 | 70 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #904 | 58 | — | |
| 1916 | #867 | 62 | — | |
| 1915 | #767 | 74 | — | |
| 1914 | #747 | 59 | — | |
| 1913 | #678 | 58 | — | |
| 1912 | #678 | 54 | — | |
| 1911 | #650 | 44 | — | |
| 1910 | #644 | 43 | — | |
| 1909 | #662 | 36 | — | |
| 1908 | #649 | 35 | — | |
| 1907 | #614 | 37 | — | |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 | — | |
| 1905 | #547 | 40 | — | |
| 1904 | #559 | 36 | — | |
| 1903 | #482 | 44 | — | |
| 1902 | #490 | 41 | — | |
| 1901 | #603 | 27 | — | |
| 1900 | #440 | 57 | — | |
| 1899 | #537 | 31 | — | |
| 1898 | #441 | 48 | — | |
| 1897 | #554 | 29 | — | |
| 1896 | #428 | 45 | — | |
| 1895 | #455 | 40 | — | |
| 1894 | #557 | 27 | — | |
| 1893 | #464 | 33 | — | |
| 1892 | #540 | 26 | — | |
| 1891 | #483 | 28 | — | |
| 1890 | #491 | 28 | — | |
| 1889 | #555 | 21 | — | |
| 1888 | #380 | 40 | — | |
| 1887 | #489 | 21 | — | |
| 1886 | #731 | 10 | — | |
| 1885 | #470 | 20 | — | |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | — | |
| 1883 | #435 | 19 | — | |
| 1882 | #560 | 11 | — | |
| 1881 | #470 | 13 | — | |
| 1880 | #547 | 10 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Florida was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1967–1968, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Florida is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Florida#211 · 1 in 1,085
- Mississippi#305 · 1 in 2,143
- Louisiana#393 · 1 in 2,959
- Arkansas#478 · 1 in 3,901
- Georgia#489 · 1 in 5,721
Best ever in a state: #124 in Florida, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #211 | 9 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Mississippi | #305 | 9 | 1 in 2,143 |
| Louisiana | #393 | 7 | 1 in 2,959 |
| Arkansas | #478 | 5 | 1 in 3,901 |
| Georgia | #489 | 6 | 1 in 5,721 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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 Florida
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1994
- Biggest jump: 261 spots in 1936 (#1,101 → #840)
- Biggest drop: 594 spots in 1943 (#997 → #1,591)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1888 at #380 (40 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 65 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1880–1934
- Highest: 1 in 4,466 girls born in 1888 were named Florida (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 357,151 girls born in 1994 (0.00%)
- 21.4% of all girls named Florida (754) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 183 | #380 (1888) | #512 |
| 1890s | 335 | #428 (1896) | #495 |
| 1900s | 390 | #440 (1900) | #562 |
| 1910s | 588 | #644 (1910) | #765 |
| 1920s | 754 | #743 (1925) | #849 |
| 1930s | 501 | #840 (1936) | #1,002 |
| 1940s | 380 | #997 (1942) | #1,430 |
| 1950s | 218 | #1,474 (1950) | #2,417 |
| 1960s | 86 | #2,729 (1960) | #4,453 |
| 1970s | 62 | #5,011 (1974) | #7,449 |
| 1980s | 18 | #7,409 (1981) | #9,908 |
| 1990s | 12 | #10,588 (1993) | #12,009 |
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.
Florida in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 16,538 of them was named Florida, which outranked 84.6% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #851Frank71
- #851Goldia71
- #851Theola71
- #859Florida70
- #859Pat70
- #859Paul70
- #862Albertine69
- #862Benita69
- #862Freeda69
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 202,696 of them was named Florida, which outranked 13.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 634 names at #4,179; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.