Recorded 1897–1954 Girls' name Peak 1919 517 births

Floyce — girls' name

517 babies named Floyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s161910s991920s1401930s1481940s921950s17
1930s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Floyce was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

21 babies were named Floyce in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Floyce

The Social Security Administration has registered 517 babies named Floyce between 1897 and 1954, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Floyce currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Floyce performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Floyce shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Floyce in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Floyce 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 517 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.

Floyce at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

517

Since 1897

58 years of records

Peak year

1919

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1897

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1954

Floyce popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1897

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1919)
21
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0510152025 195419451939193319271921191519061897 5

Floyce popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 1921 (Floyce as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 19301921 6

Floyce by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
148 births that decade — 29% of Floyce's all-time total
1890s51900s161910s991920s1401930s1481940s921950s17

Floyce by state

Where Floyce concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Floyce
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%
Texas share of Floyce's total US births 5.0%
Even split

26 of 517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Floyce?
517 babies have been named Floyce since 1897. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1919 with 21 births.
When was Floyce most popular?
Floyce was most popular in the 1930s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Floyce most popular?
The top states for the name Floyce are Texas (26 births), Mississippi (17 births), Alabama (10 births).
How long has the name Floyce been used?
Floyce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 58 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Floyce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Florence, Flora, Flossie, Florine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1897–1954 (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.