Recorded 1926–1989 Unisex name Peak 1986 19 births

Flores — boys' name

19 babies named Flores in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51980s14
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Flores was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Flores in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Flores

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Flores between 1926 and 1989, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Flores currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Flores is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1916.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Flores performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Flores shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Flores 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 19 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.

Flores at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

19

Since 1926

64 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1926

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1989

Flores popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1926

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198919861926 5

Flores popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1916 (Flores as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19241916 6

Flores by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 74% of Flores's all-time total
1920s51980s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Flores?
19 babies have been named Flores since 1926. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Flores most popular?
Flores was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Is Flores a unisex name?
Yes, Flores is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 19 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Flores been used?
Flores has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 64 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Flores?
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, 1926–1989 (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.