Total births
1,677
Girls' name · since 1880
Florance
1,677 babies named Florance in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 1,677
- total births
- 1880–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
Florance sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,677 recorded since 1880.
Florance has 1,677 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- 1,677 total births
- 1880–2025 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 21% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
1,677 girls have been named Florance since 1880, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2025.
- 1,677
- total births
- 1880–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
21% of everyone ever named Florance was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
50 babies were named Florance in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Florance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Florance's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Florance at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Florance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Florance by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Florance's strongest decade.
352 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Florance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 61
1880s
61 births
- 1890s 105
1890s
105 births
- 1900s 132
1900s
132 births
- 1910s
1910s
344 births
- 1920s
1920s
352 births
- 1930s
1930s
247 births
- 1940s
1940s
178 births
- 1950s 114
1950s
114 births
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 352 births (21% of all-time use).
How Florance compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Florance's total volume
Florance vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Florance by state
Where Florance concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 1.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
Pennsylvania share of Florance's total US births 1.7%
Even split
29 of 1,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Florance? ▼
1,677 babies have been named Florance since 1880. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1917 with 50 births.
When was Florance most popular? ▼
Florance was most popular in the 1920s decade with 352 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Florance most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Florance are Pennsylvania (29 births), New York (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Florance been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Florance since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Florance? ▼
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 Florance's data
- Florance's decade-level peak was the 1920s (352 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Florances (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
- 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.
Keep exploring Florance
Nearby Names Like Florance
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Florance
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Flora Girl
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Flossie Girl
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Florine Girl
11,254 births
Flor Girl
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Compare Florance side by side: Florance vs Florence Florance vs Flora Florance vs Flossie
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Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1880–2025 (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. "Florance: Baby Name Since 1880 - 1,677 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/florance. 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 Florance 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.