Girls' name · since 1897
Floyce
Floyce has 517 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 517
- total births
- 1897–1954
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Floyce is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 517 have been recorded since 1897.
Social Security Administration records show Floyce recorded 517 times among girls since 1897, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1954.
- 517 total births
- 1897–1954 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
517 girls have been named Floyce since 1897, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1954.
- 517
- total births
- 1897–1954
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
29% of everyone ever named Floyce was born in this single decade.
21 babies were named Floyce in 1919 - its busiest year on record.
Floyce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Floyce's full recorded timeline at 1930, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Floyce at a glance
Last recorded 1954Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Floyce popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1954
- Peak year (1919)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1954.
517 total births across 58 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 21 births in a single year.
Floyce popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1921 (Floyce as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Floyce accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Floyce by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Floyce's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Floyce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
99 births
- 1920s
1920s
140 births
- 1930s
1930s
148 births
- 1940s
1940s
92 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 148 births (29% of all-time use).
Floyce decade highlights
- Peak decade 148 births
- Runner-up 140 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Floyce 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 Floyce's total volume
Floyce vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Floyce by state
Where Floyce concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 26 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 17 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
26 of 517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 5.0% of nationwide
- Mississippi 3.3% of nationwide
- Alabama 1.9% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.0% of nationwide
- Louisiana 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 5.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Floyce's data
- Floyce's decade-level peak was the 1930s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Floyces (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1897–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Floyce: Baby Name Since 1897 - 517 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/floyce. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Floyce 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 June 2026.
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