Recorded 1917–1920 Boys' name Peak 1917 12 births

Floran — boys' name

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

1910s71920s5
1910s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Floran was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Floran in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Floran

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Floran between 1917 and 1920, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Floran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1920. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Floran performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Floran shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Floran 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 12 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.

Floran at a glance

Last recorded 1920

Total births

12

Since 1917

4 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1920

Active since

1917

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1920

Floran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1917

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19201917 7

Floran by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
7 births that decade — 58% of Floran's all-time total
1910s71920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Floran?
12 babies have been named Floran since 1917. It was last recorded in 1920. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Floran most popular?
Floran was most popular in the 1910s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Floran been used?
Floran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 4 years of data through 1920.
What names are similar to Floran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Floyd, Florian, Florentino, Florencio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1920 (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.