How Many People Are Named Floye?
An estimated 61 people in the United States have the first name Floye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Floye peaked in popularity in 1922 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Floye 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 Floye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Floye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Floye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
61
About 1 in 5,618,924 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1922
36 births
Total Registered
689
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Floye
Floye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 689 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Floye as a female name
Ranked #6,259 in 1956
5 female births in 1956
Peak: 1922 (36 births)
Floye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Floye span from the 1890s to the 1950s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 215 babies were registered. Floye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Floye by Decade
How has Floye 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.
Floye by State
Birth registrations for Floye span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Mississippi. On average, about 15 Floyes were registered per state.
Floye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Floye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Floye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Floye?
We estimate approximately 61 people named Floye 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 5,618,924 Americans share this first name.
Is Floye a common name?
Floye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 689 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Floye most popular?
Floye reached peak popularity in 1922, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Floye is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Floye a female name?
Floye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Floye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Floye Smith, Floye Johnson, Floye 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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