Girls' name · since 1908
Flossy
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Flossy, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Flossy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flossy has been recorded 39 times among girls since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1927.
- #37,828 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flossy ranks #37,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #37,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Flossy's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Flossy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Flossy's full recorded timeline at 1925, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Flossy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1927
- Peak year (1916)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Flossy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 62% of the file).
1920s was Flossy's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Flossy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (62% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Flossy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1908–1927 (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 Flossy 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.