Recorded 1887–1929 Girls' name Peak 1916 85 births

Floride — girls' name

85 babies named Floride in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s51910s511920s24
1910s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Floride was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

12 babies were named Floride in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Floride

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Floride between 1887 and 1929, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Floride currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Floride performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Floride shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Floride in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Floride 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 85 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.

Floride at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

85

Since 1887

43 years of records

Peak year

1916

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1887

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1929

Floride popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1887

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1916)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 1929192219191916191419101887 5

Floride by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
51 births that decade — 60% of Floride's all-time total
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Floride by state

Where Floride concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Floride
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
21 24.7%
South Carolina share of Floride's total US births 24.7%

21 of 85 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Floride?
85 babies have been named Floride since 1887. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1916 with 12 births.
When was Floride most popular?
Floride was most popular in the 1910s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Floride most popular?
The top states for the name Floride are South Carolina (21 births).
How long has the name Floride been used?
Floride has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 43 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Floride?
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, 1887–1929 (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.