Is Florian a boy or girl name?

Florian is a boy’s name. Of the 3,746 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.5% were girls and 98.5% were boys.

Florian

Recorded 1886–2025 · United States

Florian was most popular in 1921, when 130 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,178 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,746 people named Florian.

Florian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Florian’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Florian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Florian is a boy’s name — 1.5% of the 3,746 Americans given it were girls and 98.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Florian

Where Florian is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Explore further

See Florian on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org