Recorded 1913–1931 Girls' name Peak 1917 68 births

Florabel — girls' name

68 babies named Florabel in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s281930s10
1910s
Peak decade

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

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Florabel in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florabel

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Florabel between 1913 and 1931, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florabel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florabel performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Florabel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florabel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 68 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Florabel at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

68

Since 1913

19 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1913

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1931

Florabel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1913

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Florabel by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
30 births that decade — 44% of Florabel's all-time total
1910s301920s281930s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florabel?
68 babies have been named Florabel since 1913. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Florabel most popular?
Florabel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Florabel been used?
Florabel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 19 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Florabel?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.