Boys' name · since 1914
Flournoy
Flournoy has 26 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,919 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Flournoy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 26 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flournoy has been recorded 26 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1949.
- #26,919 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flournoy ranks #26,919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #26,919 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Flournoy's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Flournoy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Flournoy splits its recorded history at 1916: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Flournoy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1949
- Peak year (1914)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Flournoy by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (20 births, 77% of the file).
1910s was Flournoy's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Flournoy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 20 births (77% of all-time use).
Flournoy by state
Where Flournoy concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 8 | 30.8% |
8 of 26 births nationwide.
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- Flournoy's decade-level peak was the 1910s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Flournoys (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Flournoy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1914–1949 (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 Flournoy 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.