Florence

Meaning: Flourishing, blossoming
Origin: French (from Latin)

Nicknames: Flo, Flossie, Floy, Florrie

Girl's name · #391 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Florence was #6 in 1890, slipped to #3135 by 2009, and has climbed back to #391 today. Roughly 339,000 girls have been named Florence since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Florence is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Florence is especially popular in England & Wales.

#5 in England & Wales (2025) · #25 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #25 in New Zealand (2025) · #30 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #31 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #55 in Scotland (2025) · #69 in Belgium (2025) · #84 in N. Ireland (2025) · #159 in Sweden (2025) · #200 in Ireland (2025) · #440 in Netherlands (2025) · #530 in Poland (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Florences

Florence Nightingale — English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
Florence Pugh — British actress (born 1996)
Florence Griffith Joyner — American track and field athlete (1959–1998)
Florence Devouard — French co-founder (born 1968)
Florence Welch — English singer and songwriter (born 1986)

In stories & tradition

Florence Craye — Jeeves
Florence Cassell — Death in Paradise (TV series)
Florence Jean Castleberry — Alice (TV series)

What Florences become

Among 1,660 notable people named Florence:

Artists & writers appear 1.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Florence Welch, English singer and songwriter (born 1986).

Similar names: Della · Flora · Prudence · Frankie · Beatrice · Maxine

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