Florence remains a common girls' name (#391 in 2025), down from a peak of #6 in 1890.
Florence is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #391 for girl births in the United States (and #807 across all names), given to 796 babies. Florence was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (11,318 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 796 | 796 | #391 | — |
| 2024 | 724 | 724 | #431 | #11,370 |
| 2023 | 583 | 583 | #522 | — |
| 2022 | 482 | 482 | #623 | #10,149 |
| 2021 | 401 | 401 | #715 | — |
| 2020 | 357 | 357 | #763 | — |
| 2019 | 282 | 282 | #937 | — |
| 2018 | 273 | 273 | #968 | — |
| 2017 | 267 | 267 | #979 | — |
| 2016 | 247 | 247 | #1,056 | — |
| 2015 | 214 | 214 | #1,178 | — |
| 2014 | 183 | 183 | #1,302 | — |
| 2013 | 118 | 118 | #1,745 | — |
| 2012 | 94 | 94 | #2,051 | — |
| 2011 | 74 | 74 | #2,461 | — |
| 2010 | 76 | 76 | #2,461 | — |
| 2009 | 54 | 54 | #3,135 | — |
| 2008 | 62 | 62 | #2,864 | — |
| 2007 | 61 | 61 | #2,942 | — |
| 2006 | 64 | 64 | #2,766 | — |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #2,944 | — |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | #2,605 | — |
| 2003 | 50 | 50 | #3,014 | — |
| 2002 | 64 | 64 | #2,476 | — |
| 2001 | 66 | 66 | #2,388 | — |
| 2000 | 60 | 60 | #2,520 | — |
| 1999 | 67 | 67 | #2,230 | — |
| 1998 | 82 | 88 | #1,873 | — |
| 1997 | 64 | — | #2,159 | — |
| 1996 | 79 | — | #1,848 | — |
| 1995 | 75 | — | #1,867 | — |
| 1994 | 83 | — | #1,761 | — |
| 1993 | 89 | — | #1,685 | — |
| 1992 | 73 | — | #1,918 | — |
| 1991 | 108 | — | #1,469 | — |
| 1990 | 108 | — | #1,448 | — |
| 1989 | 106 | — | #1,407 | — |
| 1988 | 101 | — | #1,396 | — |
| 1987 | 106 | — | #1,305 | — |
| 1986 | 114 | — | #1,216 | — |
| 1985 | 127 | — | #1,134 | — |
| 1984 | 131 | — | #1,067 | — |
| 1983 | 141 | — | #1,006 | — |
| 1982 | 141 | — | #1,033 | — |
| 1981 | 153 | — | #959 | — |
| 1980 | 152 | — | #978 | — |
| 1979 | 159 | — | #925 | — |
| 1978 | 146 | — | #956 | — |
| 1977 | 189 | — | #794 | — |
| 1976 | 191 | — | #757 | — |
| 1975 | 204 | — | #723 | — |
| 1974 | 216 | — | #684 | — |
| 1973 | 265 | — | #593 | — |
| 1972 | 249 | — | #624 | — |
| 1971 | 277 | — | #613 | — |
| 1970 | 331 | — | #558 | — |
| 1969 | 366 | — | #511 | — |
| 1968 | 328 | — | #532 | #4,330 |
| 1967 | 386 | — | #487 | #4,162 |
| 1966 | 479 | — | #428 | #4,139 |
| 1965 | 450 | — | #451 | — |
| 1964 | 541 | — | #423 | #4,249 |
| 1963 | 578 | — | #398 | — |
| 1962 | 605 | — | #385 | #3,418 |
| 1961 | 637 | — | #380 | — |
| 1960 | 745 | — | #356 | #3,452 |
| 1959 | 798 | — | #336 | #3,735 |
| 1958 | 848 | — | #315 | — |
| 1957 | 882 | — | #311 | #4,179 |
| 1956 | 942 | — | #286 | — |
| 1955 | 1,005 | — | #269 | — |
| 1954 | 1,039 | — | #257 | #4,014 |
| 1953 | 1,123 | — | #240 | — |
| 1952 | 1,246 | — | #222 | #3,922 |
| 1951 | 1,290 | — | #211 | — |
| 1950 | 1,445 | — | #190 | — |
| 1949 | 1,570 | — | #175 | #3,872 |
| 1948 | 1,698 | — | #165 | — |
| 1947 | 1,850 | — | #159 | — |
| 1946 | 1,917 | — | #146 | #2,457 |
| 1945 | 1,731 | — | #140 | — |
| 1944 | 1,990 | — | #133 | #2,022 |
| 1943 | 2,291 | — | #124 | #1,729 |
| 1942 | 2,548 | — | #110 | #2,076 |
| 1941 | 2,401 | — | #107 | #2,250 |
| 1940 | 2,484 | — | #100 | #1,704 |
| 1939 | 2,612 | — | #96 | #1,506 |
| 1938 | 2,820 | — | #90 | #1,851 |
| 1937 | 2,978 | — | #81 | #1,423 |
| 1936 | 3,104 | — | #80 | #1,481 |
| 1935 | 3,301 | — | #74 | #1,277 |
| 1934 | 3,751 | — | #61 | #1,883 |
| 1933 | 4,100 | — | #49 | #1,470 |
| 1932 | 4,567 | — | #47 | #1,399 |
| 1931 | 5,024 | — | #43 | #2,140 |
| 1930 | 5,905 | — | #38 | #1,140 |
| 1929 | 6,249 | — | #35 | #1,144 |
| 1928 | 7,009 | — | #32 | #1,134 |
| 1927 | 7,680 | — | #28 | #1,235 |
| 1926 | 8,212 | — | #26 | #1,251 |
| 1925 | 8,630 | — | #24 | #1,028 |
| 1924 | 9,497 | — | #20 | #1,546 |
| 1923 | 9,780 | — | #18 | #1,240 |
| 1922 | 10,064 | — | #18 | #1,412 |
| 1921 | 10,744 | — | #17 | #1,563 |
| 1920 | 10,763 | — | #16 | #1,285 |
| 1919 | 10,513 | — | #14 | #1,276 |
| 1918 | 11,350 | — | #14 | #1,243 |
| 1917 | 10,571 | — | #14 | #1,186 |
| 1916 | 10,443 | — | #14 | #1,186 |
| 1915 | 10,142 | — | #14 | #1,056 |
| 1914 | 7,926 | — | #13 | #859 |
| 1913 | 6,304 | — | #13 | #1,005 |
| 1912 | 5,761 | — | #12 | #975 |
| 1911 | 4,444 | — | #12 | #717 |
| 1910 | 4,305 | — | #12 | #606 |
| 1909 | 3,806 | — | #11 | #662 |
| 1908 | 3,902 | — | #11 | #598 |
| 1907 | 3,764 | — | #11 | #716 |
| 1906 | 3,705 | — | #10 | #656 |
| 1905 | 3,496 | — | #11 | #556 |
| 1904 | 3,586 | — | #8 | #624 |
| 1903 | 3,483 | — | #8 | #584 |
| 1902 | 3,532 | — | #7 | #429 |
| 1901 | 3,152 | — | #8 | #413 |
| 1900 | 3,942 | — | #7 | #495 |
| 1899 | 3,334 | — | #6 | #418 |
| 1898 | 3,809 | — | #6 | #476 |
| 1897 | 3,389 | — | #7 | #426 |
| 1896 | 3,338 | — | #8 | #541 |
| 1895 | 3,490 | — | #7 | #461 |
| 1894 | 3,246 | — | #8 | #576 |
| 1893 | 3,242 | — | #7 | #627 |
| 1892 | 3,170 | — | #6 | #503 |
| 1891 | 2,728 | — | #6 | #533 |
| 1890 | 2,758 | — | #6 | #518 |
| 1889 | 2,475 | — | #7 | #642 |
| 1888 | 2,455 | — | #8 | #625 |
| 1887 | 1,980 | — | #9 | #429 |
| 1886 | 1,875 | — | #10 | #482 |
| 1885 | 1,679 | — | #12 | #558 |
| 1884 | 1,588 | — | #12 | #439 |
| 1883 | 1,309 | — | #14 | #570 |
| 1882 | 1,330 | — | #13 | #722 |
| 1881 | 1,053 | — | #16 | #735 |
| 1880 | 1,071 | — | #14 | #705 |