Recorded 1912–1991 Girls' name Peak 1925 492 births

Florita — girls' name

492 babies named Florita in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s841930s811940s861950s821960s761970s221980s251990s6
1940s
Peak decade

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

1925
Single peak year

16 babies were named Florita in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Florita

The Social Security Administration has registered 492 babies named Florita between 1912 and 1991, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Florita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Florita performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Florita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Florita in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Florita 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 492 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.

Florita at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

492

Since 1912

80 years of records

Peak year

1925

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1912

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 1991

Florita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1912

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1925)
16
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
05101520 199119691959195119421934192619131912 5

Florita by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
86 births that decade — 17% of Florita's all-time total
1910s301920s841930s811940s861950s821960s761970s221980s251990s6

Florita by state

Where Florita concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Florita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.2%
#2 California
10 2.0%
Texas share of Florita's total US births 2.2%
Even split

11 of 492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Florita?
492 babies have been named Florita since 1912. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1925 with 16 births.
When was Florita most popular?
Florita was most popular in the 1940s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Florita most popular?
The top states for the name Florita are Texas (11 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Florita been used?
Florita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 80 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Florita?
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, 1912–1991 (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.