Recorded 1904–1952 Girls' name Peak 1919 187 births

Florena — girls' name

187 babies named Florena in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s351910s621920s491930s171940s191950s5
1910s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Florena was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

14 babies were named Florena in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florena

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Florena between 1904 and 1952, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Florena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florena 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 187 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.

Florena at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

187

Since 1904

49 years of records

Peak year

1919

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1904

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1952

Florena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1904

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1919)
14
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
46810121416 19521936192419201916191019051904 6

Florena by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
62 births that decade — 33% of Florena's all-time total
1900s351910s621920s491930s171940s191950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florena?
187 babies have been named Florena since 1904. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1919 with 14 births.
When was Florena most popular?
Florena was most popular in the 1910s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Florena been used?
Florena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 49 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Florena?
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, 1904–1952 (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.