Girls' name · since 1896

Floe

Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Floe, peaking in 1899. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#35,001 of 72,339
all-time among girls
50
born since 1896
1910s
peak decade

Floe sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 50 recorded since 1896.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Floe has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1896, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1919.

  • #35,001 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 50 born since 1896
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Floe ranks #35,001 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1896, peaking in the 1910s.

#35,001 of 72,339
all-time among girls
50
born since 1896
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Floe's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Floe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Floe's full recorded timeline at 1915, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1899 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Floe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1919

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1899)
8
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
456789 18961899190519131915191619181919 8

Floe by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (31 births, 62% of the file).

1910s was Floe's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Floe births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 31 births (62% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Floe? ▼
50 babies have been named Floe since 1896. All-time, it sits at #35,001 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1899 with 8 births.
Where does Floe sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Floe ranks #35,001 of 72,339 girls' 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 Floe most popular? ▼
Floe was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1899.
How long has the name Floe been used? ▼
Records for Floe go back to 1896, giving 24 years of history through 1919.
What names are similar to Floe? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Florence, Flora, Flossie, Florine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Floe

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Floe: 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, 1896–1919 (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 Floe 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.