Girls' name · since 1887
Floride
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 85 babies named Floride, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
Floride is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 85 have been recorded since 1887.
Floride has 85 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1929.
- #28,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 85 born since 1887
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Floride ranks #28,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1887, peaking in the 1910s.
- #28,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
Floride's 85 recorded births place it above 59.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Floride's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Floride's full recorded timeline at 1916, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Floride popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1929
- Peak year (1916)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Floride by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (51 births, 60% of the file).
1910s was Floride's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Floride births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 51 births (60% of all-time use).
Floride by state
Where Floride concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 21 | 24.7% |
21 of 85 births nationwide.
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What to do with Floride's data
- Floride's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 1920s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Florides (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Floride: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1887–1929 (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 Floride 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.