US rank #15300 Girls' name Peak 1956 1,859 births

Florinda — #15300 US girls' name

1,859 babies named Florinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s171900s621910s1331920s2581930s2081940s2171950s3181960s2541970s1951980s891990s642000s332020s11
#15300
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Florinda was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

42 babies were named Florinda in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,859 babies named Florinda between 1891 and 2024, spanning 134 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florinda currently holds the #15300 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 318 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Florinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 660 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Mexico and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Florinda in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florinda 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 1,859 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.

Florinda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,859

Since 1891

134 years of records

Peak year

1956

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#15,300

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1891

Recorded for 134 years

Last year on file: 2024

Florinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1891

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1956)
42
Annual births at peak — across 134 years of records
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Florinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
318 births that decade — 17% of Florinda's all-time total
1890s171900s621910s1331920s2581930s2081940s2171950s3181960s2541970s1951980s891990s642000s332020s11

Florinda by state

Where Florinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1891

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Florinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
660 35.5%
#2 New Mexico
55 3.0%
#3 California
53 2.9%
#4 New York
5 0.3%
Texas share of Florinda's total US births 35.5%
Even split

660 of 1,859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florinda?
1,859 babies have been named Florinda since 1891. It currently ranks #15300 among girls. The peak year was 1956 with 42 births.
When was Florinda most popular?
Florinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 318 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Florinda most popular?
The top states for the name Florinda are Texas (660 births), New Mexico (55 births), California (53 births).
How long has the name Florinda been used?
Florinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 134 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Florinda?
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, 1891–2024 (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.