Florence
Girl nameFlorence has been given to 340,547 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918 and currently ranks #391 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈflɒɹəns/
Borrowed from French Florence f, from Latin Flōrentia (as a given name, a feminine form of Flōrentius), from flōrens (“flowering, flourishing”), from flōs (“flower”), connected with English bloom and blossom. Doublet of Firenze. The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
340,547
Peak year
1918 (11,350 babies)
Rank in 2025
#391 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +272%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Florence
Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
Florence Pugh
British actress (born 1996)
Anouk Aimée
French actress (1932–2024)
Florence Griffith Joyner
American track and field athlete (1959-1998)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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