Female name
Florence
34,832 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2021. Expression number: 6.
Origin
Borrowed from French Florence f, 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. Doublet of Firenze. The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city.From Wiktionary, entry “Florence”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2021: 2,180 births. 34,832 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 5th among girls' names in 2025. It is still given: 9,910 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1918: 11,350 births. 340,547 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. At its peak, it ranked 6th among girls' names in 1890. It is still given: 2,986 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2016: 34 births. 805 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s, 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (85%) as well as boys (15%). It is still given: 131 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 148,105 | 1900–2025 | 12th in 1965 |
| Quebec | 12,385 | 1980–2025 | 1st in 2023 |
| Switzerland | 4,462* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 189 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 54 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
6 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 5 = 42 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 5 + 5 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
6 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 3 = 26 → 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.