Recorded 1915–1953 Boys' name Peak 1924 25 births

Flavian — boys' name

25 babies named Flavian in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s151950s5
1920s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Flavian was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

10 babies were named Flavian in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Flavian

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Flavian between 1915 and 1953, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Flavian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Flavian performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Flavian shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Flavian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Flavian at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

25

Since 1915

39 years of records

Peak year

1924

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1915

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1953

Flavian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1915

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1924)
10
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 1953192819241915 5

Flavian by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 60% of Flavian's all-time total
1910s51920s151950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Flavian?
25 babies have been named Flavian since 1915. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1924 with 10 births.
When was Flavian most popular?
Flavian was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Flavian been used?
Flavian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 39 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Flavian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Flavio, Flay, Flavius, Flake, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.