Girls' name · since 1880
Floy
6,612 babies named Floy in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,612
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
6,612 girls have been named Floy since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Floy has 6,612 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1971.
- #2,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,612 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Floy ranks #2,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,612 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,612
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Floy's 6,612 recorded births place it above 97.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Floy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Floy's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 225, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Floy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1971
- Peak year (1918)
- 225
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Floy popularity over time - boys
323 total births recorded since 1894 (Floy as boys' name)
Floy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,560 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Floy's strongest decade.
1,560 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Floy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 395
1880s
395 births
- 1890s
1890s
699 births
- 1900s
1900s
774 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,557 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,560 births
- 1930s
1930s
925 births
- 1940s 459
1940s
459 births
- 1950s 186
1950s
186 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,560 births (24% of all-time use).
How Floy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Floy's total volume
Floy by state
Where Floy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 687 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 664 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 324 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 280 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 199 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 181 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 172 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 167 | 2.5% |
687 of 6,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Floy appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Floy's data
- Floy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,560 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Floys (687 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Floy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1880–1971 (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 Floy 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.