Meaning and history
Florence comes from the Latin name Florentius or its feminine form Florentia, both derived from florens, meaning “prosperous” or “flourishing.” Florentius was borne by many early Christian saints and was sometimes used in their honor during the Middle Ages; in modern times, the name is mainly feminine. It can also refer to the city in Italy, as in the case of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), who was born there to British parents and served as a nurse in military hospitals during the Crimean War; she is generally regarded as the founder of modern nursing.
20062006: 64 births, rank #2,757
2007: 61 births, rank #2,930
2008: 62 births, rank #2,855
2009: 54 births, rank #3,126
2010: 76 births, rank #2,451
20112011: 74 births, rank #2,454
2012: 94 births, rank #2,047
2013: 118 births, rank #1,744
2014: 183 births, rank #1,301
2015: 214 births, rank #1,175
20162016: 247 births, rank #1,055
2017: 267 births, rank #978
2018: 273 births, rank #968
2019: 282 births, rank #936
2020: 357 births, rank #763
20212021: 401 births, rank #715
2022: 475 births, rank #623
2023: 583 births, rank #522
2024: 718 births, rank #429
20252025: 796 births, rank #391
Florence rose from #431 to #391 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 11,318 births.