Recorded 1935–1964 Girls' name Peak 1935 20 births

Floretha — girls' name

20 babies named Floretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s51960s10
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Floretha was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

5 babies were named Floretha in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Floretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Floretha between 1935 and 1964, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Floretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Floretha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Floretha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Floretha 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 20 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.

Floretha at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

20

Since 1935

30 years of records

Peak year

1935

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1935

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1964

Floretha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1935

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1935)
5
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
5 1964196219511935 5

Floretha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 50% of Floretha's all-time total
1930s51950s51960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Floretha?
20 babies have been named Floretha since 1935. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1935 with 5 births.
When was Floretha most popular?
Floretha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Floretha been used?
Floretha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 30 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Floretha?
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, 1935–1964 (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.