Recorded 1948–1968 Girls' name Peak 1961 21 births

Florestela — girls' name

21 babies named Florestela in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s51960s11
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Florestela was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

6 babies were named Florestela in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florestela

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Florestela between 1948 and 1968, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florestela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florestela performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Florestela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Florestela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florestela 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 21 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.

Florestela at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

21

Since 1948

21 years of records

Peak year

1961

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1948

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1968

Florestela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1948

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1961)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 1968196119551948 5

Florestela by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 52% of Florestela's all-time total
1940s51950s51960s11

Florestela by state

Where Florestela concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Florestela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 76.2%
Texas share of Florestela's total US births 76.2%

16 of 21 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florestela?
21 babies have been named Florestela since 1948. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1961 with 6 births.
When was Florestela most popular?
Florestela was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Florestela most popular?
The top states for the name Florestela are Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Florestela been used?
Florestela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 21 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Florestela?
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, 1948–1968 (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.