Flossie

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · Last seen for boys in 1938 at #3,534
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1891 · 292 births
Debut · girls
25 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,808
since 1880

Flossie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Flossie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #129, 1891girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025
2024
2023#15,1945
2022
2021
2020#12,1427
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987#9,8256
1986#9,5456
1985#10,6775
1984
1983#10,2755
1982#9,2376
1981
1980#6,31910
1979#7,3138
1978#7,6497
1977#6,3409
1976#6,6118
1975#5,51610
1974#4,72012
1973#5,19110
1972#5,10910
1971#3,94315
1970#4,24613
1969#3,46116
1968#3,45615
1967#3,08517
1966#2,58622
1965#1,85438
1964#2,15131
1963#1,86739
1962#2,03133
1961#1,83839
1960#1,52353
1959#1,61745
1958#1,55747
1957#1,31665
1956#1,24969
1955#1,30959
1954#1,21368
1953#1,22562
1952#1,08076
1951#98889
1950#97187
1949#868102
1948#773123
1947#787121
1946#791108
1945#717108
1944#616141
1943#620149
1942#585159
1941#565152
1940#550156
1939#511171
1938#489184#3,5345
1937#459204
1936#450201
1935#413249
1934#386276
1933#375292
1932#386289
1931#376292
1930#341366
1929#333375#3,2477
1928#335397
1927#330418#4,2105
1926#315445#4,2015
1925#311455
1924#309467
1923#288505#4,2395
1922#294478
1921#287534
1920#280544
1919#257613
1918#267564#4,1795
1917#259574
1916#261548
1915#244582#3,8255
1914#230538
1913#223463
1912#228393
1911#208339
1910#178387
1909#175343
1908#176340
1907#161391
1906#172296
1905#147406
1904#161338
1903#166297
1902#157330
1901#158301
1900#158368
1899#169265
1898#158320
1897#162278
1896#149315
1895#151295
1894#146297
1893#140296
1892#134301
1891#129292
1890#152231
1889#149221
1888#160182
1887#180123
1886#192105
1885#23173
1884#23070
1883#22564
1882#30633
1881#29728
1880#31725
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Flossie was already there! It came in at #317, and was given to 25 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1981, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Flossie is popular in 1931

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #472 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,704 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedINOhio: #434 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,739 girlsOHPennsylvania: #497 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,048 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #364 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,854 girlsMOKentucky: #191 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsKYWest Virginia: #306 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,450 girlsWVVirginia: #207 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #190 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 879 girlsARTennessee: #193 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #196 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,206 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #158 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 803 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #421 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,660 girlsOKLouisiana: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,022 girlsLAMississippi: #284 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsMSAlabama: #257 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,780 girlsALGeorgia: #269 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,972 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedHITexas: #610 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,619 girlsTXFlorida: #217 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#158 · 1 in 803
  2. Arkansas#190 · 1 in 879
  3. Kentucky#191 · 1 in 1,000
  4. Tennessee#193 · 1 in 1,051
  5. North Carolina#196 · 1 in 1,206

Best ever in a state: #81 in Tennessee, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#158231 in 803
Arkansas#190201 in 879
Kentucky#191261 in 1,000
Tennessee#193251 in 1,051
North Carolina#196281 in 1,206
Virginia#207181 in 1,255
Florida#217111 in 1,066
Alabama#257161 in 1,780
Georgia#269151 in 1,972
Mississippi#284121 in 1,674
Louisiana#306101 in 2,022
West Virginia#30671 in 2,450
Missouri#36471 in 3,854
Oklahoma#42161 in 3,660
Ohio#43471 in 6,739
Michigan#47251 in 7,704
Pennsylvania#49771 in 11,048
Texas#610101 in 5,619
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
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New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Flossie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
  • Biggest jump: 81 spots in 1883 (#306#225)
  • Biggest drop: 103 spots in 1950 (#868#971)
Rise & fade · girls
11 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1891 at #129 (292 births)
  • Births halved by 1944, 53 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 72 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 72 yrs · run 1880–1951
Share of babies · girls
1 in 635
  • Highest: 1 in 635 girls born in 1891 were named Flossie (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 320,916 girls born in 2023 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 22.9% of all girls named Flossie (5,001) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s924#149 (1889)#229
1890s2,890#129 (1891)#149
1900s3,410#147 (1905)#163
1910s5,001#178 (1910)#236
1920s4,618#280 (1920)#308
1930s2,524#341 (1930)#419
1940s1,319#550 (1940)#687
1950s667#971 (1950)#1,253
1960s303#1,523 (1960)#2,385
1970s102#3,943 (1971)#5,664
1980s38#6,319 (1980)#9,313
1990s0
2000s0
2010s0
2020s12#12,142 (2020)#13,668

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

Flossie in 1931

girls
#376
292 births · 1 in 3,646 girls

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #376Flossie292
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 3,646 of them was named Flossie, which outranked 92.4% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flossie
  1. #373Millie296
  2. #374Pearlie295
  3. #375Lora294
  4. #376Flossie292
  5. #376Arline292
  6. #376Christina292
  7. #379Dawn291
  8. #380Alicia289
  9. #380Dollie289

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. 857Joretta#1,320#463
  2. 519Joetta#1,460#941
  3. 483Sondra#1,031#548
  4. 465Celine#1,460#995
  5. 343Lynne#1,274#931
Fallers
  1. 377Margo#937#1,314
  2. 349Rachael#894#1,243
  3. 317Evelyne#926#1,243
  4. 287Vivien#971#1,258
  5. 283Ardeth#629#912

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

See the top 100 for 1931