Recorded 1886–1967 Girls' name Peak 1917 834 births

Florie — girls' name

834 babies named Florie in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s71890s361900s971910s1561920s1991930s1241940s981950s701960s47
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Florie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

25 babies were named Florie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florie

The Social Security Administration has registered 834 babies named Florie between 1886 and 1967, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Florie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 227 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Florie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florie 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 834 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.

Florie at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

834

Since 1886

82 years of records

Peak year

1917

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1886

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1967

Florie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1886

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1917)
25
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
051015202530 196719551946193719281919191019011886 7

Florie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
199 births that decade — 24% of Florie's all-time total
1880s71890s361900s971910s1561920s1991930s1241940s981950s701960s47

Florie by state

Where Florie concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Florie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
227 27.2%
#2 Georgia
15 1.8%
South Carolina share of Florie's total US births 27.2%
Even split

227 of 834 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florie?
834 babies have been named Florie since 1886. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1917 with 25 births.
When was Florie most popular?
Florie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Florie most popular?
The top states for the name Florie are South Carolina (227 births), Georgia (15 births).
How long has the name Florie been used?
Florie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 82 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Florie?
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, 1886–1967 (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.