Girls' name · since 1911
Florette
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.
- #14,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Florette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 358 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Florette has been recorded 358 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1967.
- #14,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 358 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Florette ranks #14,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Florette's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Florette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Florette's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Florette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1967
- Peak year (1924)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Florette by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (129 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Florette's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Florette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
64 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 129 births (36% of all-time use).
Florette by state
Where Florette concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 4.5% |
| #2 | New Hampshire | | 6 | 1.7% |
16 of 358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Florette's decade-level peak was the 1920s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Florettes (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Florette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Florette draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.