US rank #9560 Girls' name Peak 1928 1,043 births

Florentina — #9560 US girls' name

1,043 babies named Florentina in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s81910s651920s1561930s1211940s881950s921960s711970s1111980s931990s912000s672010s422020s38
#9560
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Florentina was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

28 babies were named Florentina in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florentina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,043 babies named Florentina between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florentina currently holds the #9560 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florentina performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Florentina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 226 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Florentina in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florentina 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 1,043 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.

Florentina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,043

Since 1905

120 years of records

Peak year

1928

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#9,560

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1905

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2024

Florentina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1905

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1928)
28
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
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Florentina by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
156 births that decade — 15% of Florentina's all-time total
1900s81910s651920s1561930s1211940s881950s921960s711970s1111980s931990s912000s672010s422020s38

Florentina by state

Where Florentina concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Florentina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
226 21.7%
#2 California
32 3.1%
#3 Hawaii
5 0.5%
Texas share of Florentina's total US births 21.7%
Even split

226 of 1,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florentina?
1,043 babies have been named Florentina since 1905. It currently ranks #9560 among girls. The peak year was 1928 with 28 births.
When was Florentina most popular?
Florentina was most popular in the 1920s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Florentina most popular?
The top states for the name Florentina are Texas (226 births), California (32 births), Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Florentina been used?
Florentina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 120 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Florentina?
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, 1905–2024 (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.