Florance
Florance was the 15681st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 647th; the most babies were born in 1917 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,663 places. More babies were named Florance in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Florence) flourishing, blooming · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #15,681 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191750 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,677babies recorded
What does the name Florance mean?
Florance is a spelling of Florence, pronounced the same way, so it shares Florence's meaning and origin.
Florence comes from Latin Florentia, from florens, "flowering, flourishing", the feminine of the Roman name Florentius; DMNES glosses it "blooming, flowery" and records it in England from 1553. Wiktionary notes that Florence was also once a man's name. Its great popularity for girls followed Florence Nightingale, who was named after her birthplace, the Italian city of Florence.
flōrēns (Latin, “flowering, flourishing”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Flora, Florencia, Flo, Florian.
See also: Latin names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Florence', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Florence', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Florence', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Florance popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,681 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,903 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,586 | 16 |
| 1940 | #1,858 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,413 | 30 |
| 1920 | #1,246 | 38 |
| 1910 | #982 | 20 |
| 1900 | #949 | 16 |
| 1890 | #889 | 10 |
| 1880 | #698 | 7 |
How popular is Florance, counting every spelling?
Florance is a spelling of Florence, a name family that ranked #412 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #15,681 for Florance on its own. Together these spellings went to 801 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | 796 | #391 | 2,973 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Florance?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Florance (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Florance born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Florance.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Florance?
About 400 people born in the US named Florance are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 62 and 82. That makes Florance a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Florance by state
How common Florance was among girls born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Florance: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Florance, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Florance
What does Florance mean?
Florance is a spelling of Florence, which means “flourishing, blooming” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Florance?
Florance was the 15681st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 647th; the most babies were born in 1917 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,663 places. More babies were named Florance in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Florance a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Florance in the US.
Where was Florance most popular?
In 1915–1919, Florance was most common in Michigan (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.