Girls' name · since 1896
Floye
689 babies named Floye in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 689
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Floye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 689 have been recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Floye recorded 689 times among girls since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1956.
- #9,612 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 689 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Floye ranks #9,612 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 689 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 689
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Floye's 689 recorded births place it above 86.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Arkansas.
Floye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Floye's full recorded timeline at 1923, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Floye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1956
- Peak year (1922)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Floye by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (215 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Floye's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Floye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 29
1890s
29 births
- 1900s 53
1900s
53 births
- 1910s
1910s
177 births
- 1920s
1920s
215 births
- 1930s
1930s
137 births
- 1940s 73
1940s
73 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 215 births (31% of all-time use).
How Floye 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 Floye's total volume
Floye by state
Where Floye concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 34 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.7% |
34 of 689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Floye's data
- Floye's decade-level peak was the 1920s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Floyes (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Floye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1896–1956 (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 Floye 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.