How Many People Are Named Florance?
An estimated 329 people in the United States have the first name Florance. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Florance peaked in popularity in 1917 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Florance 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 Florance paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Florance is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
329
About 1 in 1,041,806 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1917
50 births
Total Registered
1,672
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Florance
Florance is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,672 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Florance as a female name
Ranked #17,342 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1917 (50 births)
Florance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Florance span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 352 babies were registered. Florance has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Florance by Decade
How has Florance 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.
Florance by State
Birth registrations for Florance span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Michigan, Illinois, New York. On average, about 11 Florances were registered per state.
Florance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Florance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Florance
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Florance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Florance?
We estimate approximately 329 people named Florance 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 1,041,806 Americans share this first name.
Is Florance a common name?
Florance is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,672 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Florance most popular?
Florance reached peak popularity in 1917, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Florance is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Florance a female name?
Florance is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Florance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Florance Smith, Florance Johnson, Florance 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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