Florian

Last seen for girls in 1935 at #4,204 · #2,480 for boys in 2025, 54 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1917 · 121 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,691
since 1886

Florian over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Florian has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #525, 1917boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,48054
2024—#3,21637
2023—#3,22837
2022—#4,30324
2021—#3,58231
2020—#4,69820
2019—#7,17311
2018—#4,47622
2017—#4,93519
2016—#5,12418
2015—#5,28917
2014—#5,48516
2013—#8,7898
2012—#6,30613
2011—#5,94514
2010—#3,99425
2009—#5,80015
2008—#5,24917
2007—#5,66115
2006—#5,07217
2005—#6,63411
2004—#6,52011
2003—#4,61617
2002—#4,50217
2001—#6,9359
2000—#4,38917
1999—#5,03513
1998—#4,65014
1997—#5,28811
1996—#4,18515
1995—#4,50813
1994—#5,8689
1993—#4,69712
1992—#5,23610
1991—#4,76011
1990—#4,40712
1989—#5,6158
1988—#5,2008
1987—#3,73112
1986—#3,44013
1985—#3,40113
1984—#4,9737
1983—#5,4846
1982—#5,0037
1981—#5,4686
1980——
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1978—#5,0596
1977—#3,8369
1976—#3,7249
1975—#3,9418
1974——
1973—#3,22310
1972—#3,9637
1971—#4,3756
1970—#3,5218
1969—#3,0629
1968—#3,6736
1967—#2,9858
1966—#2,9868
1965—#3,2447
1964—#2,11415
1963—#2,67310
1962—#2,8489
1961—#2,24214
1960—#3,3377
1959—#1,55926
1958—#1,89618
1957—#2,19014
1956—#1,60824
1955—#1,61123
1954—#1,55924
1953—#1,59223
1952—#1,80418
1951—#1,68320
1950—#1,74618
1949—#1,66720
1948—#1,34629
1947—#1,23335
1946—#1,15736
1945—#1,32725
1944—#1,07038
1943—#1,12037
1942—#1,35826
1941—#91848
1940—#1,03139
1939—#1,03338
1938—#99241
1937—#90647
1936—#89347
1935#4,2045#1,22630
1934—#84555
1933—#82456
1932—#81661
1931—#75667
1930—#80265
1929—#77169
1928#4,1956#70182
1927#4,8055#74776
1926#3,8737#627100
1925#4,4266#612105
1924—#64798
1923—#635102
1922—#637103
1921#5,0995#562125
1920—#66093
1919—#603100
1918—#579110
1917—#525121
1916#4,4175#58598
1915#4,2745#59592
1914#3,6185#64561
1913#2,8276#54563
1912—#70037
1911—#75918
1910—#75516
1909—#84012
1908—#1,0218
1907—#1,2006
1906—#9278
1905—#9198
1904—#8748
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1895—#1,0795
1894—#9546
1893—#8367
1892—#9566
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First appearance
1886

The first year at least five boys were named Florian! It came in at #845, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1887–1889, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Florian is popular in 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #193 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,469 boysMNIllinois: #245 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,674 boysILWisconsin: #181 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,502 boysWIMichigan: #253 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,535 boysMINew York: #366 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,609 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedINOhio: #350 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,792 boysOHPennsylvania: #371 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,423 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Florian, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#181 · 1 in 1,502
  2. Minnesota#193 · 1 in 1,469
  3. Illinois#245 · 1 in 2,674
  4. Michigan#253 · 1 in 2,535
  5. Ohio#350 · 1 in 5,792

Best ever in a state: #129 in Wisconsin, 1912.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#181161 in 1,502
Minnesota#193151 in 1,469
Illinois#245211 in 2,674
Michigan#253141 in 2,535
Ohio#35091 in 5,792
New York#366141 in 6,609
Pennsylvania#371121 in 7,423
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Florian
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 736 spots since 2024 (#3,216 → #2,480)
  • 2,218 spots since 2020 (#4,698 → #2,480)
  • 2,809 spots since 2015 (#5,289 → #2,480)
  • Biggest jump: 333 spots in 1936 (#1,226 → #893)
  • Biggest drop: 440 spots in 1942 (#918 → #1,358)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1886
  • Peaked 1917 at #525 (121 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 41 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1909–1934
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,649
  • Highest: 1 in 7,649 boys born in 1917 were named Florian (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 31,631 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 25.8% of all boys named Florian (953) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6#845 (1886)#845
1890s43#836 (1893)#934
1900s57#840 (1909)#959
1910s716#525 (1917)#629
1920s953#562 (1921)#660
1930s507#756 (1931)#909
1940s333#918 (1941)#1,223
1950s208#1,559 (1959)#1,725
1960s93#2,114 (1964)#2,916
1970s63#3,223 (1973)#3,955
1980s80#3,401 (1985)#4,702
1990s120#4,185 (1996)#4,863
2000s146#4,389 (2000)#5,538
2010s163#3,994 (2010)#5,752
2020s203#2,480 (2025)#3,585

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Florian in 1921

girls
#5,099
5 births · 1 in 246,612 girls
boys
#562
125 births · 1 in 8,812 boys

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #5,099Florian5

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #562Florian125
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 246,612 of them was named Florian, which outranked 13.1% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Florian
  1. #4,464Zenna6
  2. #4,464Zepha6
  3. #4,464Zipporah6
  4. #5,099Florian5
  5. #5,099Abbey5
  6. #5,099Adalee5
  7. #5,099Adam5

Tied with 772 names at #5,099; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,238Elwanda#4,975 → #737
  2. ↑ 458Noreen#1,255 → #797
  3. ↑ 440Venice#1,375 → #935
  4. ↑ 343Isobel#1,312 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Aida#1,119 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 612Lilia#931 → #1,543
  2. ↓ 345Denise#931 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 330Aleen#968 → #1,298
  4. ↓ 269Virgil#968 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 265Aldona#903 → #1,168

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 8,812 of them was named Florian, which outranked 88.7% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Florian
  1. #553Walton128
  2. #560Junius127
  3. #561Aldo126
  4. #562Florian125
  5. #562Dante125
  6. #562Joshua125
  7. #562Nickolas125
  8. #568Carol124
  9. #568Gustave124
  10. #570Avery123

Tied with 5 names at #562; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 828Kevin#1,543 → #715
  2. ↑ 499Enrico#1,157 → #658
  3. ↑ 435Richmond#1,225 → #790
  4. ↑ 427Reynaldo#1,252 → #825
  5. ↑ 425Art#1,416 → #991
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Stacy#835 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 279Gorden#947 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 248Brady#653 → #901
  4. ↓ 246Guillermo#812 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 219Lindsay#903 → #1,122

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1921 →