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Girl name

Florence

/ˈflɔɹəns/ · 100% girls · #391 in the US for girls, 2025

Florence has been given to about 340,547 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈflɔɹəns/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 69,318
Median age today85 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Florence per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 11,350
  • Born in 2025796
  • All time340,547
  • England & Wales, 2025#5 · 1,924

How popular is Florence?

Florence ranks 391st among American girls in 2025, with 796 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 11,350 babies were given the name, ranking 14th. The typical living American called Florence is about 85 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Florence

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Florene0.85
  2. Florine0.70
  3. Reece0.57
  4. Cadence0.57
  5. Kaydence0.57
  6. Kadence0.57
  7. Essence0.57
  8. Prudence0.57

Middle names for Florence

Ranked by flow score
  1. Florence Catherine0.84
  2. Florence Josephine0.84
  3. Florence Rose0.83
  4. Florence Marie0.83
  5. Florence Jane0.83
  6. Florence Louise0.83

Sibling names for Florence

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Edithsister · 0.98
  2. Louisesister · 0.97
  3. Irenesister · 0.97
  4. Harrybrother · 0.93
  5. Albertbrother · 0.90
  6. Walterbrother · 0.88

Where Florence is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.09%
  2. Montana0.08%
  3. Maine0.07%
  4. Utah0.06%
  5. Minnesota0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Florence White0.78
  2. Florence Nguyen0.78
  3. Florence Moore0.78
  4. Florence Hill0.78
  5. Florence Hall0.78
  6. Florence Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Florence

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Florence across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.