Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1922

Floye

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Floye
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1922
36 babies
All-time total
689
#9,610 all-time among girls
First recorded
1896
in Social Security records

Floye popularity over time

689 babies have been named Floye since 1896, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1898Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 29 3 – #1,131
1900s 53 5 +83% #1,250
1910s 177 18 +234% #1,245
1920s 215 22 +21% #1,322
1930s 137 14 -36% #1,724
1940s 73 7 -47% #2,577
1950s 5 1 -93% #6,258
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The story of Floye

Floye is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1896, 689 American babies have been named Floye. Its peak came in 1922, when 36 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Floye stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Floye year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1940 7 #3,621
1935 17 #1,950
1930 22 #1,724
1925 17 #2,226
1920 21 #1,911
1915 23 #1,540
1910 13 #1,287
1905 7 #1,589
1900 6 #1,809
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Floye, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Floye in 2025?

Floye did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Floye?

689 babies have been named Floye in the United States since 1896, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Floye most popular?

Floye peaked in 1922, when 36 newborns received the name.

Is Floye a boy or girl name?

Floye is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Floye rising or falling?

Floye has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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