Girls' name · since 1926
Fleur
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Fleur, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,922 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
270 babies have been named Fleur since 1926, making it today's #8922 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Fleur recorded 270 times among girls since 1926, holding rank #8922 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #16,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,922 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 270 born since 1926
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fleur ranks #16,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,922 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 270 born since 1926, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,922 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fleur's 270 recorded births place it above 76.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Fleur compares
270 43rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fleur's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fleur | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 270 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fleur's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fleur splits its recorded history at 2009: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fleur popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Fleur by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Fleur's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Fleur births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Fleur's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fleur: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~99 yrs)
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, 1926–2025 (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 Fleur 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.