Girls' name · since 1898
Floria
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 1,583 babies named Floria, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,583
- born since 1898
- 1940s
- peak decade
1,583 girls have been named Floria since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Floria recorded 1,583 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2017.
- #5,505 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,583 born since 1898
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Floria ranks #5,505 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,583 born since 1898, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,583
- born since 1898
- 1940s
- peak decade
Floria's 1,583 recorded births place it above 92.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Floria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Floria's full recorded timeline at 1939, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1939 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Floria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2017
- Peak year (1939)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Floria by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (317 births, 20% of the file).
1940s was Floria's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Floria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 14
1890s
14 births
- 1900s 53
1900s
53 births
- 1910s
1910s
181 births
- 1920s
1920s
309 births
- 1930s
1930s
248 births
- 1940s
1940s
317 births
- 1950s
1950s
276 births
- 1960s
1960s
137 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 317 births (20% of all-time use).
How Floria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Floria's total volume
Floria by state
Where Floria concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 56 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 53 | 3.3% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 51 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Texas | | 10 | 0.6% |
56 of 1,583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Floria's data
- Floria's decade-level peak was the 1940s (317 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Florias (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Floria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1898–2017 (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 Floria 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.