Girls' name · since 1911

Flore

58 babies named Flore in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,238 of 72,339
all-time among girls
58
born since 1911
1920s
peak decade

Flore sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 58 recorded since 1911.

Flore has 58 recorded births among girls since 1911, 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 1911 to 1933.

  • #33,238 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 58 born since 1911
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flore ranks #33,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.

#33,238 of 72,339
all-time among girls
58
born since 1911
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Flore's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Flore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Flore's full recorded timeline at 1921, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Flore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1933

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1925)
7
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1911191619181919192019211925192619271933 6

Flore by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (29 births, 50% of the file).

1920s was Flore's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Flore births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Flore?
Since 1911, Social Security records show 58 babies named Flore. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #33,238 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1933. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 7 births.
Where does Flore sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flore ranks #33,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Flore most popular?
Flore was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Flore been used?
The SSA has tracked Flore since 1911 -- 23 years through the most recent 1933 data.
What names are similar to Flore?
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 Flore's data

  • Flore's decade-level peak was the 1920s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Flore

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Flore

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Flore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1911–1933 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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 Flore 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 August 2026.