Girls' name · since 1926
Floyda
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Floyda, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Floyda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Floyda recorded 20 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1951.
- #45,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1926
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Floyda ranks #45,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1926, peaking in the 1940s.
- #45,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Floyda's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Floyda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Floyda's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded.
Floyda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1951
- Peak year (1926)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Floyda by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1940s was Floyda's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Floyda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Floyda's data
- Floyda's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Floyda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1926–1951 (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 Floyda 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.