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Florence

Pronounced F L AO1 R AH0 N S (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Florence?

Florence is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 341,421 children — the 125th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 11,366 children were given it.

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1918Girls: 11,366Boys: 32

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
F L AO1 R AH0 N S
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Florence

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Florence

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Florence?
Florence ranks 125th among girls' names in US records, with 341,421 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,813.
Is Florence a unisex name?
No. Florence is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Florence most popular?
1918, when 11,366 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.