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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| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Louisiana#277 · 1 in 1,575
- Mississippi#323 · 1 in 2,365
- Arkansas#324 · 1 in 2,162
- Tennessee#434 · 1 in 5,283
- Alabama#474 · 1 in 5,670
Best ever in a state: #124 in Florida, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #277 | 13 | 1 in 1,575 |
| Mississippi | #323 | 9 | 1 in 2,365 |
| Arkansas | #324 | 8 | 1 in 2,162 |
| Tennessee | #434 | 5 | 1 in 5,283 |
| Alabama | #474 | 5 | 1 in 5,670 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
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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 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 16,006 of them was named Florida, which outranked 82.7% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #827Twyla66
- #827Vonnie66
- #827Wynona66
- #840Florida65
- #840Dena65
- #840Lyda65
- #840Mina65
- #847Beverlee64
- #847Edward64
- #847Esta64
Tied with 6 names at #840; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.