Fun Facts About the Name Florina
- 442 babies named Florina: U.S. records list 442 babies given the name Florina from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Florina Mean?
Florina is a feminine name derived from the Latin word flos (genitive floris), meaning "flower." It is chiefly the Romanian feminine form of Florin, a male name from Latin Florinus. Florinus is a derivative of the Roman name Florus, which comes from the same Latin flower word. Because Florinus is a diminutive formation, the literal sense can be "little flower," while the customary meaning is "flower." The name shares its root with Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, but Florina belongs to the Florinus/Florin line rather than being the goddess name itself.
Florina Name History & Origins
Florina developed as the feminine counterpart of Florin in Romanian. The male name Florin goes back to Latin Florinus, a derivative of Florus; both are built on flos, floris, the ordinary Latin word for "flower." The feminine form uses the Romanian feminine ending -a. In Romanian, Florin and Florina form a recognizable male-female pair, and Florina belongs to the group of Romanian personal names formed from Latin roots.
The same Latin root gave Flora, the name of a Roman goddess of flowering plants and spring, and later the personal name Flora in European languages. Florina is related to Flora through that root, but its immediate parent is the Latin-derived Florinus/Florin rather than the goddess name itself. In some non-Romanian usage Florina is treated as a diminutive of Flora, a secondary association that should not be confused with its Romanian development.
How Popular is the Name Florina?
Florina has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1915. Its best rank was #1,156 in 1895.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,682 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #13,995 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,551 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,630 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #15,123 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #17,408 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #17,438 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #15,467 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,947 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #16,143 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #11,352 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #11,221 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #9,066 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #12,265 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,519 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #9,589 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,009 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #9,194 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #8,684 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #5,240 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #5,526 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #5,606 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #6,894 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #6,243 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,931 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #6,876 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #5,918 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #6,564 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #3,995 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #4,503 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #5,953 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #5,560 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #4,930 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #4,219 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,326 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,927 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,219 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #4,653 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #3,621 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,151 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #4,253 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,376 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,670 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #5,125 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #3,194 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #3,036 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #2,790 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #3,790 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #2,788 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #3,085 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1917 | #4,859 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #3,371 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #2,447 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1913 | #2,966 | 6 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #3,145 | 5 | 0.0009% |
| 1911 | #2,291 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1907 | #2,179 | 5 | 0.0016% |
| 1906 | #1,614 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1903 | #1,896 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1902 | #1,499 | 7 | 0.0027% |
| 1899 | #1,216 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1895 | #1,156 | 9 | 0.0039% |
| 1890 | #1,404 | 5 | 0.0026% |
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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