Recorded 1911–1967 Girls' name Peak 1924 358 births

Florette — girls' name

358 babies named Florette in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s641920s1291930s791940s321950s391960s15
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Florette was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

18 babies were named Florette in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florette

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Florette between 1911 and 1967, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florette performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Florette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Hampshire. In total, SSA state-level files list Florette in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florette 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 358 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.

Florette at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

358

Since 1911

57 years of records

Peak year

1924

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1911

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1967

Florette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1911

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1924)
18
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
05101520 196719531942193419291924191919131911 9

Florette by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
129 births that decade — 36% of Florette's all-time total
1910s641920s1291930s791940s321950s391960s15

Florette by state

Where Florette concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Florette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 4.5%
#2 New Hampshire
6 1.7%
New York share of Florette's total US births 4.5%
Even split

16 of 358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florette?
358 babies have been named Florette since 1911. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1924 with 18 births.
When was Florette most popular?
Florette was most popular in the 1920s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Florette most popular?
The top states for the name Florette are New York (16 births), New Hampshire (6 births).
How long has the name Florette been used?
Florette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 57 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Florette?
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, 1911–1967 (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.