How Many People Are Named Flo?
An estimated 347 people in the United States have the first name Flo. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Flo peaked in popularity in 1917 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Flo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Flo paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Flo is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
347
About 1 in 987,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1917
57 births
Total Registered
2,094
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Flo
Flo is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,094 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Flo as a female name
Ranked #16,029 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (57 births)
Flo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Flo span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 434 babies were registered. Flo has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Flo by Decade
How has Flo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Flo by State
Birth registrations for Flo span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oklahoma, West Virginia. On average, about 30 Flos were registered per state.
Flo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Flo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Flo
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Flo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Flo?
We estimate approximately 347 people named Flo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 987,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Flo a common name?
Flo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,094 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Flo most popular?
Flo reached peak popularity in 1917, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Flo is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Flo a female name?
Flo is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Flo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Flo Smith, Flo Johnson, Flo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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