Girls' name · since 1913

Flois

Flois has 72 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

72
total births
1913–1938
years on record
1910s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade

72 girls have been named Flois since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flois has been recorded 72 times among girls since 1913, 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 1913 to 1938.

  • 72 total births
  • 1913–1938 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 44% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

72 girls have been named Flois since 1913, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1938.

72
total births
1913–1938
years on record
1910s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Flois was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Flois in 1918 - its busiest year on record.

Flois's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Flois's full recorded timeline at 1923, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Flois at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

72

Since 1913

26 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1913

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1938

Flois popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1938

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
45678910 191319151916191819191921192319251928193219371938 5

Flois by decade

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

1910s was Flois's strongest decade.

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

Flois births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 32 births (44% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Flois?
Since 1913, Social Security records show 72 babies named Flois. The most recent recorded year was 1938. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 9 births.
When was Flois most popular?
Flois was most popular in the 1910s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Flois been used?
The SSA has tracked Flois since 1913 -- 26 years through the most recent 1938 data.
What names are similar to Flois?
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 Flois's data

  • Flois's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 1930s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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, 1913–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Flois: Baby Name Since 1913 - 72 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/flois. 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 Flois 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.