Recorded 1895–1965 Girls' name Peak 1924 540 births

Florice — girls' name

540 babies named Florice in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s141900s321910s1261920s1771930s1001940s471950s321960s12
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Florice was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

27 babies were named Florice in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florice

The Social Security Administration has registered 540 babies named Florice between 1895 and 1965, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Florice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Florice in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florice 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 540 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.

Florice at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

540

Since 1895

71 years of records

Peak year

1924

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1895

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1965

Florice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1895

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1924)
27
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
051015202530 19651948193819311924191719101895 9

Florice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
177 births that decade — 33% of Florice's all-time total
1890s141900s321910s1261920s1771930s1001940s471950s321960s12

Florice by state

Where Florice concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Florice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.0%
Texas share of Florice's total US births 2.0%

11 of 540 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florice?
540 babies have been named Florice since 1895. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1924 with 27 births.
When was Florice most popular?
Florice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Florice most popular?
The top states for the name Florice are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Florice been used?
Florice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 71 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Florice?
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.

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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, 1895–1965 (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.