Florence
Latin florens, “blossoming”; the Italian city, and Florence Nightingale’s birthplace.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Latin for 'flourishing'; Florence Nightingale, herself named for the Italian city, made it a Victorian favorite.
Florence appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1880 to 1940. It spent 20 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1918, when 11,318 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 14 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1890, at No. 6. In 2025 it ranked No. 391 for girls. All told, 340,547 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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Other spellings on record: Florance (1,677) (total births since 1880)
Explore Florence interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16,699 | No. 7 |
| 1890s | 32,345 | No. 6 |
| 1900s | 36,191 | No. 7 |
| 1910s | 81,465 | No. 12 |
| 1920s | 88,295 | No. 16 |
| 1930s | 37,942 | No. 38 |
| 1940s | 20,393 | No. 100 |
| 1950s | 10,597 | No. 190 |
| 1960s | 5,081 | No. 356 |
| 1970s | 2,227 | No. 557 |
| 1980s | 1,272 | No. 955 |
| 1990s | 828 | No. 1445 |
| 2000s | 600 | No. 2379 |
| 2010s | 1,828 | No. 936 |
| 2020s | 3,330 | No. 391 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.