Florence
Girl name · Latin origin
Florence meaning
flowering, flourishing, flower
Florence at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #435 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- flower
- nature
Florence popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #14 | 1,063 |
| 1890 | #6 | 2,744 |
| 1898 | #6 | 3,790 |
| 1900 | #7 | 3,920 |
| 1910 | #12 | 4,282 |
| 1920 | #16 | 10,731 |
| 1930 | #38 | 5,867 |
| 1940 | #100 | 2,468 |
| 1950 | #190 | 1,445 |
| 1960 | #356 | 738 |
| 1970 | #557 | 331 |
| 1980 | #977 | 152 |
| 1990 | #1,445 | 108 |
| 2000 | #2,508 | 60 |
| 2010 | #2,450 | 76 |
| 2020 | #763 | 357 |
| 2024 | #435 | 711 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #14 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | #16 | 1,046 |
| 1882 | #13 | 1,322 |
| 1883 | #14 | 1,298 |
| 1884 | #12 | 1,570 |
| 1885 | #12 | 1,667 |
| 1886 | #10 | 1,860 |
| 1887 | #9 | 1,964 |
| 1888 | #8 | 2,444 |
| 1889 | #7 | 2,465 |
| 1890 | #6 | 2,744 |
| 1891 | #6 | 2,716 |
| 1892 | #6 | 3,154 |
| 1893 | #7 | 3,231 |
| 1894 | #8 | 3,233 |
| 1895 | #7 | 3,471 |
| 1896 | #8 | 3,323 |
| 1897 | #7 | 3,369 |
| 1898 | #6 | 3,790 |
| 1899 | #6 | 3,314 |
| 1900 | #7 | 3,920 |
| 1901 | #8 | 3,131 |
| 1902 | #7 | 3,509 |
| 1903 | #8 | 3,468 |
| 1904 | #8 | 3,572 |
| 1905 | #11 | 3,478 |
| 1906 | #10 | 3,691 |
| 1907 | #11 | 3,750 |
| 1908 | #11 | 3,883 |
| 1909 | #11 | 3,789 |
| 1910 | #12 | 4,282 |
| 1911 | #12 | 4,424 |
| 1912 | #12 | 5,739 |
| 1913 | #13 | 6,279 |
| 1914 | #13 | 7,886 |
| 1915 | #14 | 10,105 |
| 1916 | #14 | 10,412 |
| 1917 | #14 | 10,538 |
| 1918 | #14 | 11,318 |
| 1919 | #14 | 10,482 |
| 1920 | #16 | 10,731 |
| 1921 | #17 | 10,720 |
| 1922 | #18 | 10,036 |
| 1923 | #18 | 9,746 |
| 1924 | #20 | 9,472 |
| 1925 | #24 | 8,585 |
| 1926 | #26 | 8,178 |
| 1927 | #28 | 7,645 |
| 1928 | #32 | 6,970 |
| 1929 | #35 | 6,212 |
| 1930 | #38 | 5,867 |
| 1931 | #43 | 5,011 |
| 1932 | #47 | 4,541 |
| 1933 | #49 | 4,078 |
| 1934 | #61 | 3,736 |
| 1935 | #74 | 3,273 |
| 1936 | #80 | 3,083 |
| 1937 | #81 | 2,955 |
| 1938 | #89 | 2,805 |
| 1939 | #96 | 2,591 |
| 1940 | #100 | 2,468 |
| 1941 | #107 | 2,390 |
| 1942 | #110 | 2,535 |
| 1943 | #124 | 2,273 |
| 1944 | #133 | 1,977 |
| 1945 | #140 | 1,731 |
| 1946 | #146 | 1,907 |
| 1947 | #159 | 1,850 |
| 1948 | #165 | 1,698 |
| 1949 | #175 | 1,565 |
| 1950 | #190 | 1,445 |
| 1951 | #211 | 1,290 |
| 1952 | #222 | 1,242 |
| 1953 | #240 | 1,123 |
| 1954 | #257 | 1,034 |
| 1955 | #269 | 1,005 |
| 1956 | #286 | 942 |
| 1957 | #311 | 877 |
| 1958 | #315 | 848 |
| 1959 | #337 | 792 |
| 1960 | #356 | 738 |
| 1961 | #380 | 637 |
| 1962 | #385 | 598 |
| 1963 | #398 | 578 |
| 1964 | #423 | 536 |
| 1965 | #450 | 450 |
| 1966 | #428 | 474 |
| 1967 | #487 | 381 |
| 1968 | #531 | 323 |
| 1969 | #511 | 366 |
| 1970 | #557 | 331 |
| 1971 | #613 | 277 |
| 1972 | #625 | 249 |
| 1973 | #592 | 265 |
| 1974 | #682 | 216 |
| 1975 | #722 | 204 |
| 1976 | #755 | 191 |
| 1977 | #792 | 189 |
| 1978 | #954 | 146 |
| 1979 | #923 | 159 |
| 1980 | #977 | 152 |
| 1981 | #955 | 153 |
| 1982 | #1,031 | 141 |
| 1983 | #1,005 | 141 |
| 1984 | #1,067 | 131 |
| 1985 | #1,133 | 127 |
| 1986 | #1,215 | 114 |
| 1987 | #1,302 | 106 |
| 1988 | #1,392 | 101 |
| 1989 | #1,405 | 106 |
| 1990 | #1,445 | 108 |
| 1991 | #1,463 | 108 |
| 1992 | #1,908 | 73 |
| 1993 | #1,679 | 89 |
| 1994 | #1,757 | 83 |
| 1995 | #1,863 | 75 |
| 1996 | #1,840 | 79 |
| 1997 | #2,158 | 64 |
| 1998 | #1,845 | 83 |
| 1999 | #2,222 | 67 |
| 2000 | #2,508 | 60 |
| 2001 | #2,379 | 66 |
| 2002 | #2,467 | 64 |
| 2003 | #2,999 | 50 |
| 2004 | #2,589 | 64 |
| 2005 | #2,934 | 55 |
| 2006 | #2,757 | 64 |
| 2007 | #2,929 | 61 |
| 2008 | #2,855 | 62 |
| 2009 | #3,126 | 54 |
| 2010 | #2,450 | 76 |
| 2011 | #2,454 | 74 |
| 2012 | #2,045 | 94 |
| 2013 | #1,744 | 118 |
| 2014 | #1,301 | 183 |
| 2015 | #1,175 | 214 |
| 2016 | #1,054 | 247 |
| 2017 | #978 | 267 |
| 2018 | #967 | 273 |
| 2019 | #936 | 282 |
| 2020 | #763 | 357 |
| 2021 | #713 | 401 |
| 2022 | #623 | 474 |
| 2023 | #522 | 582 |
| 2024 | #435 | 711 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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