Florian

Origin: Variant of Florus · from the Latin word florus (Roman cognomen) (from Latin)

Boy's name · #2495 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Florian belongs to an older America first — it reached #525 back in 1917 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2495. About 3,700 boys have carried it since 1886.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#34 in Austria (2025) · #63 in Poland (2025) · #138 in Netherlands (2025) · #190 in Switzerland (2025) · #212 in Belgium (2025) · #251 in Sweden (2025) · #431 in Norway (2025) · #831 in Scotland (2025) · #866 in France (2025) · #882 in England & Wales (2025) · #955 in Canada (2024).

Famous Florians

Florian — Roman soldier
Flórián Albert — Hungarian footballer (1941–2011)
Florian Wirtz — German association football player (born 2003)
Florian Thauvin — French footballer (born 1993)
Florian Schneider — German musician (1947–2020)

In stories & tradition

Florian Fortescue — Harry Potter (novel series)
Florian Brandner — Verbotene Liebe (TV series)
Florian Döblinger — Der Ring des Polykrates (German opera)

What Florians become

Among 4,368 notable people named Florian:

Scientists & scholars appear 2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Florian Znaniecki, Polish sociologist (1882–1958).

Similar names: Armin · Floyd · Leopold · Sylvan · Octavian · Domenico

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