Recorded 1916–1963 Girls' name Peak 1946 170 births

Florestine — girls' name

170 babies named Florestine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s181930s211940s651950s331960s16
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Florestine was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

9 babies were named Florestine in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florestine

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Florestine between 1916 and 1963, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florestine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florestine performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Florestine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Florestine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florestine 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 170 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.

Florestine at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

170

Since 1916

48 years of records

Peak year

1946

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1916

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1963

Florestine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1916

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1946)
9
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
45678910 19631956195019461941193019191916 5

Florestine by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
65 births that decade — 38% of Florestine's all-time total
1910s171920s181930s211940s651950s331960s16

Florestine by state

Where Florestine concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Florestine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 2.9%
Louisiana share of Florestine's total US births 2.9%

5 of 170 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florestine?
170 babies have been named Florestine since 1916. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1946 with 9 births.
When was Florestine most popular?
Florestine was most popular in the 1940s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Florestine most popular?
The top states for the name Florestine are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Florestine been used?
Florestine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 48 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Florestine?
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, 1916–1963 (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.