Florence
Girl name · #391 in 2025 · Uniqueness 23/100
Florence ranks #391 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 796 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1175, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 2,261 girls born in 2025 was named Florence.
The 145-year story
Florence first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 1,063 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1918, when 11,318 girls were named Florence — good for #14 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Florence per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Florence in class?
Florence scores 23 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Florence is most common
Geography matters for names, and Florence is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Florences were CA (83), TX (59), NY (38), PA (33), OH (32). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Florence
Statistically, parents drawn to Florence tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Beatrice, Nellie, Louise, Maxine, and Frances.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Florence | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 796 | #391 |
| 2024 | 718 | #429 |
| 2023 | 583 | #522 |
| 2022 | 475 | #623 |
| 2021 | 401 | #715 |
| 2020 | 357 | #763 |
| 2019 | 282 | #936 |
| 2018 | 273 | #968 |
| 2017 | 267 | #978 |
| 2016 | 247 | #1055 |
| 2015 | 214 | #1175 |
| 2014 | 183 | #1301 |
| 2013 | 118 | #1744 |
| 2012 | 94 | #2047 |
| 2011 | 74 | #2454 |
| 2010 | 76 | #2451 |
| 2009 | 54 | #3126 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2855 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2930 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2757 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2935 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2589 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2999 |
| 2002 | 64 | #2467 |
| 2001 | 66 | #2379 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Florence a popular girl name?
Florence ranked #391 among girls in 2025 with 796 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #1175.
When was the name Florence most popular?
Florence peaked in 1918, when 11,318 American girls received the name (ranked #14 that year). Since 1918 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Florence?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 2,261 newborn American girls was named Florence. It scores 23/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.