Florian

Florian was the #2,480 boys' name in the US in 2025 (54 babies), and #873 in England & Wales and #756 in Canada.

Florian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Florian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Florian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,480 (54)#873 (36)#762 (3)—#756 (35)
2024#3,216 (37)#1,000 (30)—#785 (3)#927 (27)
2023#3,228 (37)#1,309 (20)——#947 (25)
2022#4,303 (24)#1,104 (25)——#1,142 (19)
2021#3,582 (31)#1,055 (27)——#1,342 (15)
2020#4,698 (20)#1,492 (16)—#637 (4)#1,071 (20)
2019#7,173 (11)#1,587 (15)——#1,375 (14)
2018#4,476 (22)#1,284 (20)———
2017#4,935 (19)#1,812 (13)——#2,198 (7)
2016#5,124 (18)#1,627 (15)——#1,234 (16)
2015#5,289 (17)#1,786 (13)——#1,384 (13)
2014#5,485 (16)#1,630 (14)———
2013#8,789 (8)#1,147 (22)——#1,771 (9)
2012#6,306 (13)#1,229 (21)——#1,971 (8)
2011#5,945 (14)#1,447 (16)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1917 at #525.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1886.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 1935, 14% of US babies named Florian were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Florian is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 30,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 45,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Florian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Florian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#20926

Florian (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FlorianCanadaBoys#75635
FlorianEngland & WalesBoys#87336
FlorianIrelandBoys—too few
FlorianScotlandBoys#7623
FlorianUSGirls—too few
FlorianUSBoys#2,48054