Fun Facts About the Name Florian
- More than 3 thousand babies named Florian: U.S. records list 3,747 babies given the name Florian from 1880 through 2025. Even 55 girls received the name Florian - about 1 girl for every 67 boys.
What Does the Name Florian Mean?
Florian is a male given name of Latin origin meaning "flowering." It comes from the Roman cognomen Florianus, a derivative of Florus. That cognomen is generally connected with Latin flos (genitive floris), "flower," and with the verb florere, "to bloom or flourish." The suffix -ianus often marked a relationship or descent, so Florianus can be read literally as "of Florus" or "belonging to Florus." The familiar meaning "flowering" is a customary interpretation of that Roman family name rather than a direct translation of an ordinary noun.
Florian Name History & Origins
Florianus was used as a Roman cognomen. The best-known early bearer is Saint Florian, a Roman officer traditionally said to have been martyred around 304 during the Diocletianic persecution; he was drowned in the Enns River near Lauriacum, in present-day Austria. The details of his life come mainly from later tradition. His cult spread in medieval Central Europe, and he became a patron saint of firefighters and of Poland.
Forms of the name appear in several European languages, including German Florian, Polish Florian, French Florian, Italian Floriano, Spanish Florián, Portuguese Floriano, and Hungarian Flórián. In English, Florian is used as a given name and corresponds to the Latin Florianus and to the French and German forms.
How Popular is the Name Florian?
Florian recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1921. Its best rank was #525 in 1917.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | #4,443 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,375 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #5,073 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #4,024 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #4,621 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #5,401 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1916 | #4,689 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1915 | #4,530 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1914 | #3,836 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| 1913 | #2,964 | 6 | 0.0010% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,495 | 54 | 0.0032% |
| 2024 | #3,230 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2023 | #3,240 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #4,341 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #3,601 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #4,752 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #7,316 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #4,515 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #4,988 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,192 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #5,363 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #5,553 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #9,062 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #6,429 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #6,044 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #4,032 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #5,894 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #5,320 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #5,738 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #5,150 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #6,781 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #6,687 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #4,671 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #4,569 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #7,101 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #4,453 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #5,127 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #4,728 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #5,397 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #4,246 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #4,606 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #6,012 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #4,809 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #5,364 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #4,875 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,490 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,824 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #5,368 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #3,806 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #3,510 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #3,474 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #5,150 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #5,712 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,213 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #5,742 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #5,304 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #3,943 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,817 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #3,744 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,288 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,131 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,588 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #3,616 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,147 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #3,851 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,078 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,071 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,346 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,143 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #2,739 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,920 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #2,275 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #3,452 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #1,567 | 26 | 0.0012% |
| 1958 | #1,916 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #2,219 | 14 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #1,619 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1955 | #1,626 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1954 | #1,568 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1953 | #1,606 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #1,822 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,692 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1950 | #1,766 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1949 | #1,681 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #1,359 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1947 | #1,241 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1946 | #1,163 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1945 | #1,333 | 25 | 0.0019% |
| 1944 | #1,073 | 38 | 0.0028% |
| 1943 | #1,128 | 37 | 0.0026% |
| 1942 | #1,366 | 26 | 0.0019% |
| 1941 | #921 | 48 | 0.0039% |
| 1940 | #1,036 | 39 | 0.0034% |
| 1939 | #1,039 | 38 | 0.0034% |
| 1938 | #994 | 41 | 0.0037% |
| 1937 | #916 | 47 | 0.0044% |
| 1936 | #900 | 47 | 0.0045% |
| 1935 | #1,230 | 30 | 0.0029% |
| 1934 | #847 | 55 | 0.0053% |
| 1933 | #831 | 56 | 0.0056% |
| 1932 | #817 | 61 | 0.0058% |
| 1931 | #765 | 67 | 0.0064% |
| 1930 | #806 | 65 | 0.0059% |
| 1929 | #772 | 69 | 0.0064% |
| 1928 | #701 | 82 | 0.0074% |
| 1927 | #748 | 76 | 0.0067% |
| 1926 | #629 | 100 | 0.0090% |
| 1925 | #614 | 105 | 0.0094% |
| 1924 | #648 | 98 | 0.0087% |
| 1923 | #636 | 102 | 0.0093% |
| 1922 | #639 | 103 | 0.0095% |
| 1921 | #563 | 125 | 0.0113% |
| 1920 | #664 | 93 | 0.0087% |
| 1919 | #605 | 100 | 0.0102% |
| 1918 | #579 | 110 | 0.0109% |
| 1917 | #525 | 121 | 0.0131% |
| 1916 | #587 | 98 | 0.0110% |
| 1915 | #596 | 92 | 0.0108% |
| 1914 | #645 | 61 | 0.0093% |
| 1913 | #546 | 63 | 0.0123% |
| 1912 | #708 | 37 | 0.0086% |
| 1911 | #770 | 18 | 0.0080% |
| 1910 | #764 | 16 | 0.0082% |
| 1909 | #863 | 12 | 0.0073% |
| 1908 | #1,050 | 8 | 0.0052% |
| 1907 | #1,249 | 6 | 0.0041% |
| 1906 | #958 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1905 | #952 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1904 | #917 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1902 | #968 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1899 | #976 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1896 | #928 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1895 | #1,142 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #1,001 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1893 | #862 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1892 | #1,003 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1890 | #932 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1886 | #887 | 6 | 0.0054% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Florian Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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