Recorded 1883–1990 Girls' name Peak 1921 11,254 births

Florine — girls' name

11,254 babies named Florine in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s621890s2521900s5641910s22161920s32911930s21341940s13841950s8691960s3361970s1051980s351990s6
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Florine was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

398 babies were named Florine in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florine

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,254 babies named Florine between 1883 and 1990, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 398 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 3,291 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Florine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,089 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Florine in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florine 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 11,254 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.

Florine at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

11,254

Since 1883

108 years of records

Peak year

1921

398 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1883

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 1990

Florine popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1883

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1921)
398
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
-1000100200300400500 199019711958194519321919190618931883 8

Florine popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1936 (Florine as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1936 5

Florine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
3,291 births that decade — 29% of Florine's all-time total
1880s621890s2521900s5641910s22161920s32911930s21341940s13841950s8691960s3361970s1051980s351990s6

Florine by state

Where Florine concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Florine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,089 9.7%
#2 Georgia
968 8.6%
#3 Mississippi
547 4.9%
#4 Virginia
545 4.8%
#5 Alabama
467 4.1%
#6 South Carolina
446 4.0%
#7 North Carolina
444 3.9%
#8 Arkansas
349 3.1%
Texas share of Florine's total US births 9.7%
Even split

1,089 of 11,254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Florine appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florine?
11,254 babies have been named Florine since 1883. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1921 with 398 births.
When was Florine most popular?
Florine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 3,291 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Florine most popular?
The top states for the name Florine are Texas (1,089 births), Georgia (968 births), Mississippi (547 births).
How long has the name Florine been used?
Florine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 108 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Florine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Florence, Flora, Flossie, Flor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Florine

Nearby Names Like Florine

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Florine

Names with a similar number of total births

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1883–1990 (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.