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Florida

/ˈflɔɹədə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1994

Florida has been given to about 3,532 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈflɔɹədə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 962
Median age today82 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Florida per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1925 · 99
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,532

How popular is Florida?

Its best year was 1925, when 99 babies were given the name, ranking 745th. The typical living American called Florida is about 82 years old today.

Names that sound like Florida

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lorinda0.79
  2. Frida0.74
  3. Flora0.68
  4. Dorinda0.68
  5. Florine0.64
  6. Ouida0.64
  7. Freida0.63
  8. Elida0.63

Middle names for Florida

Ranked by flow score
  1. Florida Rose0.85
  2. Florida Louise0.85
  3. Florida June0.84
  4. Florida Pearl0.84
  5. Florida Quinn0.84
  6. Florida Nell0.84

Sibling names for Florida

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.85
  2. Luellasister · 0.84
  3. Goldiesister · 0.83
  4. Cleoeither · 0.81
  5. Archiebrother · 0.77
  6. Hughbrother · 0.76

Where Florida is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Florida White0.80
    2. Florida Reyes0.80
    3. Florida Nguyen0.80
    4. Florida Moore0.80
    5. Florida Lee0.80
    6. Florida Hill0.80

    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 Florida

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

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