Boys' name · since 1912

Flavius

76 babies named Flavius in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,248 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade

Flavius is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 76 have been recorded since 1912.

Flavius has 76 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1987.

  • #19,248 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 76 born since 1912
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flavius ranks #19,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.

#19,248 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Flavius's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Flavius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Flavius splits its recorded history at 1924: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Flavius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
45678910 191219151917191819201921192419261927192819291987 5

Flavius by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (44 births, 58% of the file).

1920s was Flavius's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Flavius births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 44 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Flavius? ▼
Flavius has been given to 76 babies in the U.S. since 1912, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,248 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 9 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
Where does Flavius sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flavius ranks #19,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Flavius most popular? ▼
Flavius was most popular in the 1920s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Flavius been used? ▼
Records for Flavius go back to 1912, giving 76 years of history through 1987.
What names are similar to Flavius? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Flavio, Flay, Flake, Flavil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Flavius's data

  • Flavius's decade-level peak was the 1920s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Flavius

Nearby Names Like Flavius

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Flavius

Flavio Boy
#3668 3,061 births
Flay Boy
80 births
Flake Boy
45 births
Flavil Boy
36 births
Flabio Boy
31 births

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Beacher
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Eno
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Flavius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Flavius draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.