Holding steady.
Popularity of Florie since 1886
Babies named Florie per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1917, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Florie's real moment was 1903.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 |
| 1890s | 36 |
| 1900s | 97 |
| 1910s | 156 |
| 1920s | 199 |
| 1930s | 124 |
| 1940s | 98 |
| 1950s | 70 |
| 1960s | 47 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Florie is a delicate floral name that saw modest use in the early 20th century, peaking in 1903 with 40 baby girls given the name. It has remained extremely rare since, with no recorded instances in recent decades until a possible resurgence in the 2020s. The name's trajectory is stable, appealing to parents seeking a vintage flower name outside the mainstream, similar to Daisy or Violet but far more uncommon.
Florie is a feminine diminutive of Flora, which derives from Latin flos, floris 'flower'. Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, and the name became popular in the 19th century as part of the vogue for floral names. Florie appears as a variant spelling of Flory, a nickname for Florence or Flora, and was occasionally used independently in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
“Florie” around the world
Where Florie lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Flo, Flor
Sibling names for Florie
Names that share Florie's style, for a brother or sister.
