Girls' name · since 1912
Florita
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.
- #11,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 492
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Florita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 492 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Florita recorded 492 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1991.
- #11,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 492 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Florita ranks #11,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 492 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #11,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 492
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Florita's 492 recorded births place it above 83.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Florita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Florita's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Florita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1991
- Peak year (1925)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Florita by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (86 births, 17% of the file).
1940s was Florita's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Florita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
86 births
- 1950s
1950s
82 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 86 births (17% of all-time use).
Florita by state
Where Florita concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 2.0% |
11 of 492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Florita's data
- Florita's decade-level peak was the 1940s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Floritas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Florita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1912–1991 (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 Florita 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.