How Many People Are Named Florida?
An estimated 578 people in the United States have the first name Florida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Florida peaked in popularity in 1925 with 99 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Florida 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 Florida paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Florida is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
578
About 1 in 593,001 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1925
99 births
Total Registered
3,532
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Florida
Florida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,532 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Florida as a male name
Ranked #4,394 in 1918
5 male births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Florida as a female name
Ranked #14,158 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1925 (99 births)
Florida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Florida span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 754 babies were registered. Florida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Florida by Decade
How has Florida 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.
Florida by State
Birth registrations for Florida span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida. The lowest are in Maine, Kentucky, Rhode Island. On average, about 89 Floridas were registered per state.
Florida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Florida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Florida
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Florida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Florida?
We estimate approximately 578 people named Florida 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 593,001 Americans share this first name.
Is Florida a common name?
Florida is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,532 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Florida most popular?
Florida reached peak popularity in 1925, when 99 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Florida is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Florida a female name?
Florida is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Florida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Florida Smith, Florida Johnson, Florida 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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