Florian
Florian was the 2495th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 525th; the most babies were born in 1921 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,868 places. More babies were named Florian in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,495 boys, up 2,259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,746babies recorded
Florian popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 55 since 1913.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,495 | 54 |
| 2020 | #4,754 | 20 |
| 2010 | #4,032 | 25 |
| 2000 | #4,454 | 17 |
| 1990 | #4,491 | 12 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,616 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,453 | 7 |
| 1950 | #1,766 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,036 | 39 |
| 1930 | #806 | 65 |
| 1920 | #664 | 93 |
| 1910 | #764 | 16 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #932 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Florian, counting every spelling?
Florian has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Florian?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Florian (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Florian 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Florian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Florian?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Florian are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 12 and 70. That makes Florian mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Florian by state
How common Florian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys 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 Florian: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Florian, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Florian
How popular is the name Florian?
Florian was the 2495th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 525th; the most babies were born in 1921 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,868 places. More babies were named Florian in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Florian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Florian in the US.
Where is Florian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Florian was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.