Recorded 1888–1974 Girls' name Peak 1919 4,616 births

Florene — girls' name

4,616 babies named Florene in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Florene was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

176 babies were named Florene in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florene

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,616 babies named Florene between 1888 and 1974, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 176 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,431 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Florene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 569 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Florene in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florene 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 4,616 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.

Florene at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

4,616

Since 1888

87 years of records

Peak year

1919

176 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1888

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 1974

Florene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1888

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1919)
176
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
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Florene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
1,431 births that decade — 31% of Florene's all-time total
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Florene by state

Where Florene concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Florene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
569 12.3%
#2 Oklahoma
388 8.4%
#3 Georgia
291 6.3%
#4 Arkansas
243 5.3%
#5 Alabama
202 4.4%
#6 Mississippi
135 2.9%
#7 Missouri
125 2.7%
#8 Kentucky
122 2.6%
Texas share of Florene's total US births 12.3%
Even split

569 of 4,616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Florene appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florene?
4,616 babies have been named Florene since 1888. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1919 with 176 births.
When was Florene most popular?
Florene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,431 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Florene most popular?
The top states for the name Florene are Texas (569 births), Oklahoma (388 births), Georgia (291 births).
How long has the name Florene been used?
Florene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 87 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Florene?
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.

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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, 1888–1974 (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.