Name

Name FLORENCE

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 551,443 births of Florence in the countries below, which represents an average of 3,883 births of children bearing the first name Florence per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 3,972 births.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Florence
In Italiano

Nome Florence

Available variant : Florenće
Variations : Firenze , Florance , Florentia , Florentina , Florentína , Florentine , Flôrentine , Florentyna , Florentýna , Flossie

Information about the first name Florence

We celebrate Florence on December 1st

The first name Florence is listed in our categories :

Romanian names (girls)
Florence

The first name Florence has been assigned to:

0.13% to boys
99.87% to girls

The country where the first name Florence is the most common is:

United State of America

This first name is on trend: Female

This first name has 8 letters including 3 vowels and 5 consonants

Florence in Japanese ^*

Romaji	furoorensu
Katakana	フローレンス
Hiragana	ふろーれんす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Florence in sign language

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Florence in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Florence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Florence, from Latin Flōrentia (as a given name, a feminine form of Flōrentius), from flōrens (“flowering, flourishing”), from flōs (“flower”), connected with English bloom and blossom.
The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city.

Noun

Florence (plural Florences)
(historical) An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.
(historical) A kind of silk fabric; florentine[from 15th century].

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈflɒɹəns/
(General American, weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈflɔɹəns/
(NYC) IPA(key): /ˈflɑɹɪns/
Rhymes: -ɒɹəns

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Flōrentia.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /flɔ.ʁɑ̃s/
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Proper noun

Florence f
Florence (the capital city of Tuscany, Italy)
Florence (a metropolitan city of Tuscany, Italy)
a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Florence, feminine form of the saint's name Florent.

Proper noun (Descendants)

→ Dutch: Florence
→ English: Florence

Popularity of the name Florence

Number of FLORENCE births per year

Popularity of the name Florence

Total births of Florence by country

		Births with the first name Florence
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America 1880 - 2022	533 333,460
	France 1900 - 2022	23 148,087
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	0 27,102
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	10 11,055
	Ontario 1913 - 2019	0 10,138
	New Zealand 1900 - 2022	0 6,464
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	0 4,440
	Australia 1930 - 2022	2 2,961
	Belgium 1995 - 2022	0 1,908
	New Scotland 1920 - 2022	0 1,622
	British Columbia 1919 - 2022	0 1,569
	Ireland 1964 - 2022	123 605
	Brazil 1930 - 2022	0 420
	Sweden 1998 - 2022	2 344
	Germany 2000 - 2022	3 166
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	2 158
	Austria 1984 - 2021	0 49
	Italy 1999 - 2021	2 47
	Latvia 2015 - 2022	0 37
	Denmark 1985 - 2022	0 31
	Netherlands 2015 - 2022	0 25
	Poland 2000 - 2022	0 19
	Argentina 1922 - 2015	0 12
	Chili 2010 - 2021	0 10
	Czechoslovakia 1900 - 2016	0 10
	Portugal 2014 - 2022	0 4

Popularity of the name Florence

Total births of Florence by country (last available year)

		Births with the first name Florence
Country		Boys Girls
	United Kingdom 2021	0 2,180
	Australia 2022	0 561
	Quebec 2022	0 445
	United State of America 2022	0 422
	New Zealand 2022	0 87
	Belgium 2022	0 70
	Sweden 2022	0 47
	Ontario 2019	0 41
	Ireland 2022	0 25
	British Columbia 2022	0 22
	Germany 2022	0 18
	France 2022	0 17
	Alberta 2022	0 12
	Switzerland 2021	0 12
	Latvia 2022	0 5
	Denmark 2022	0 4
	Italy 2021	1 1
	Austria 2021	0 1
	Czechoslovakia 2016	0 1

Comments on the name Florence

Personalities with the first name Florence

There are 162 personalities with the first name Florence

Florence Nightingale

United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Writer Teacher Politician Nurse Statistician

Florence Griffith-Joyner

United states of america
Athlete Sprinter Athletics competitor

Florence Pugh

United kingdom
Actor Singer Songwriter Film actor

Florence Devouard (Florence Jacqueline Sylvie Nibart)

France
Activist Consultant Wikimedian in residence Orator

Florence Welch (Florence Leontine Mary Welch)

United kingdom
Composer Singer Drummer Singer-songwriter Guitarist

Florence Harding (Florence Mabel Kling)

United states of america
Politician

Florence Foster Jenkins

United states of america
Pianist Socialite Musician Songwriter Opera singer

Sabine Azéma (Sabine Florence Azéma)

France
Actor Film director Film actor

Florence Lawrence

Canada United states of america
Actor Patent inventor Stage actor Film actor

Florence Arthaud (Florence Monique Yvonne Arthaud)

France
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There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Florence
Full list of personalities with the first name Florence

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Florence

There are 922 actors and actresses with the first name Florence

Florence Vanlalhriatzuali

Florence Kosky

Florence Pugh

Florence Joy

Florence Welch

Florence Brudenell-Bruce

Florence Hoath

Florence Faivre

Florence Matousek

Florence Tan

Florence Kasumba

Florence Loiret Caille

Florence Rey

Florence Foresti

Florence Marely

Florence Lemoine

Florence Lemerle

Florence Darel

Florence Kwok

Florence Geanty

Florence Thomassin

Florence Bloch

Florence Guérin

Florence Bonnafous

Florence Garland

Florence Pernel

Florence Malgoire

Florence Regina

Florence Brunet

Florence Jaugey

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Florence
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Florence

Rankings of first name FLORENCE by country

Country ranking (boys)
Rank	Country	Year
#22221	Italy	2021

Country ranking (girls)
Rank	Country	Year
#5	Quebec	2022
#8	United Kingdom	2021
#34	Australia	2022
#39	New Zealand	2022
#132	Belgium	2022
#149	British Columbia	2022
#189	Ireland	2022
#191	Sweden	2022
#233	Latvia	2022
#279	Ontario	2019
#336	Alberta	2022
#609	Switzerland	2021
#633	United State of America	2022
#680	Denmark	2022
#1808	Germany	2022
#2014	France	2022
#2805	Czechoslovakia	2016
#4596	Austria	2021
#21113	Italy	2021