Girls' name · since 1912

Floetta

65 babies named Floetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

65
total births
1912–1946
years on record
1930s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade

65 girls have been named Floetta since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Floetta has been recorded 65 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1946.

  • 65 total births
  • 1912–1946 years on record
  • 1930s peak decade
  • 66% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

65 girls have been named Floetta since 1912, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1946.

65
total births
1912–1946
years on record
1930s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Floetta was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

8 babies were named Floetta in 1931 - its busiest year on record.

Floetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Floetta's full recorded timeline at 1935, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Floetta at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

65

Since 1912

35 years of records

Peak year

1931

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1912

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1946

Floetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1946

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1931)
8
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
456789 19121916193019311933193519361937193919431946 6

Floetta by decade

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

1930s was Floetta's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Floetta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 43 births (66% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Floetta?
65 babies have been named Floetta since 1912. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1931 with 8 births.
When was Floetta most popular?
Floetta was most popular in the 1930s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Floetta been used?
Records for Floetta go back to 1912, giving 35 years of history through 1946.
What names are similar to Floetta?
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.

What to do with Floetta's data

  • Floetta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1912–1946 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

Cite this page

NameAlmanac Editorial. "Floetta: Baby Name Since 1912 - 65 Births, Peak 1931." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/floetta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Floetta 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 June 2026.