How Many People Are Named Florence?
people named Florence are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,640 people in the US has this name
Based on 340,547 babies named Florence in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
11,350 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Latin name Florentius or the feminine form Florentia, which were derived from florens "prosperous, flourishing". Florentius was borne by many early Christian saints, and it was occasionally used in their honour through the Middle Ages. In modern times it is mostly feminine.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Florence (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Florence alive today is about 66 years old, and 75% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 85 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Florence first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 11,350 babies. In 2025, 796 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Florence reached #6 among girls' names in 1890 to 1892 and 1898 to 1899, and was in the top 10 in 20 years between 1886 and 1906. In 2025 it ranked #391.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #391 |
| Best rank | #6 (1890 to 1892 and 1898 to 1899) |
| Years in the top 10 | 20 |
| Years in the top 100 | 61 (1880 to 1940) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #21 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Florence alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Florence were born in New York than in any other state: about 6,402 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Florence was given 2.4 times as often in Hawaii, 2.2 times in Alaska and 1.9 times in New Jersey.
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