Recorded 1921–1949 Boys' name Peak 1921 28 births

Floren — boys' name

28 babies named Floren in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171930s61940s5
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Floren was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Floren in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Floren

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Floren between 1921 and 1949, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Floren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Floren performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Floren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Floren 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 28 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.

Floren at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

28

Since 1921

29 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1921

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1949

Floren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1921

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.5 19491930192819251921 6

Floren by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 61% of Floren's all-time total
1920s171930s61940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Floren?
28 babies have been named Floren since 1921. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Floren most popular?
Floren was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Floren been used?
Floren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 29 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Floren?
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, 1921–1949 (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.