Recorded 1914–1949 Boys' name Peak 1914 26 births

Flournoy — boys' name

26 babies named Flournoy in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201940s6
1910s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Flournoy was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

10 babies were named Flournoy in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Flournoy

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Flournoy between 1914 and 1949, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Flournoy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Flournoy performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Flournoy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Flournoy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Flournoy 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 26 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.

Flournoy at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

26

Since 1914

36 years of records

Peak year

1914

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1914

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1949

Flournoy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1914

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1914)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 1949191619151914 10

Flournoy by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
20 births that decade — 77% of Flournoy's all-time total
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Flournoy by state

Where Flournoy concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Flournoy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
8 30.8%
Tennessee share of Flournoy's total US births 30.8%

8 of 26 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Flournoy?
26 babies have been named Flournoy since 1914. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1914 with 10 births.
When was Flournoy most popular?
Flournoy was most popular in the 1910s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Flournoy most popular?
The top states for the name Flournoy are Tennessee (8 births).
How long has the name Flournoy been used?
Flournoy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 36 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Flournoy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Floyd, Florian, Florentino, Florencio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1949 (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.