girl (SSA Category)Latin OriginUS Rank #391 in 2025

Florence

Alternative forms & variants: Flora, Flo

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Flourishing, blossoming, prosperous (from florens)”

Linguistic heritage: Latin

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:FLOR-uhns

IPA (US English):/ˈflɒrəns/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity191811,318 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#391796 births in 2025

Total US Registrations340,547Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1918 (11,318 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level796 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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