People with the first name Florence
62,185
About 1 in 5,330 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Florence?
Florence was the #791 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#791
More common than 98.5% of listed first names
Peak year
1918
11,350 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
796
#807 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 5,330
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.3% male99.7% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Florence across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Florence reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1918, with 11,350 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 796 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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