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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Flo

Flo was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 528th; the most babies were born in 1917 (57). More babies were named Flo in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191757 babies
Total since 1880
2,094babies recorded

Flo popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#6,5567
1960#3,76812
1950#2,58516
1940#1,41829
1930#1,02252
1920#1,03452
1910#83627
1900#1,02414
1890#73714
1880——

How popular is Flo, counting every spelling?

Flo has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Flo?

About 400 people born in the US named Flo are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 69 and 86. That makes Flo a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Flo by state

How common Flo was among girls born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIN0.08Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMO0.06Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Flo, girls, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Flo: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Flo, they share its era and feel.

Flo is also a nickname for Florence.

Questions about the name Flo

How popular is the name Flo?

Flo was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 528th; the most babies were born in 1917 (57). More babies were named Flo in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Flo a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Flo in the US.

Where was Flo most popular?

In 1915–1919, Flo was most common in Indiana (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Texas.