Florian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FLOR-ee-an
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #882 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,480 for boys
Florian is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “flowering”. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 2,480th for boys in the US (54 babies).
What does Florian mean?
Latin: from the Roman name Florianus
“flowering”
From the Roman name Florianus; St Florian is the patron saint of firefighters.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Florian a girl's or a boy's name?
Florian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 boys in the UK and 54 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Florian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #882among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Florian, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th.
2025 had the most boys named Florian of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Florian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 873rd in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Florian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,157 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,134 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Florian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,480among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 32,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 142% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were named Florian, making it the 2,480th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 125 boys. It first appears in the records in 1886.
2025 had more boys named Florian than any year since 1934.
Half of all the boys named Florian in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1957, the years shaded on the chart below.
Florian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #2,480 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,558 |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,895 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,189 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,607 |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,610 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,558 |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,591 |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,803 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,682 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,745 |
| 1949 | 20 | #1,666 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,345 |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,232 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,156 |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,326 |
| 1944 | 38 | #1,070 |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,120 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,358 |
| 1941 | 48 | #918 |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,031 |
| 1939 | 38 | #1,033 |
| 1938 | 41 | #992 |
| 1937 | 47 | #906 |
| 1936 | 47 | #893 |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,226 |
| 1934 | 55 | #845 |
| 1933 | 56 | #824 |
| 1932 | 61 | #816 |
| 1931 | 67 | #756 |
| 1930 | 65 | #802 |
| 1929 | 69 | #771 |
| 1928 | 82 | #701 |
| 1927 | 76 | #747 |
| 1926 | 100 | #627 |
| 1925 | 105 | #612 |
| 1924 | 98 | #647 |
| 1923 | 102 | #635 |
| 1922 | 103 | #637 |
| 1921 | 125 | #562 |
| 1920 | 93 | #660 |
| 1919 | 100 | #603 |
| 1918 | 110 | #579 |
| 1917 | 121 | #525 |
| 1916 | 98 | #585 |
| 1915 | 92 | #595 |
| 1914 | 61 | #645 |
| 1913 | 63 | #545 |
| 1912 | 37 | #700 |
| 1911 | 18 | #758 |
| 1910 | 16 | #755 |
| 1909 | 12 | #840 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,021 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1906 | 8 | #926 |
| 1905 | 8 | #918 |
| 1904 | 8 | #874 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #932 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #899 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,078 |
| 1894 | 6 | #953 |
| 1893 | 7 | #836 |
| 1892 | 6 | #955 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #884 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
Names like Florian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Florian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/florian, updated 20 October 2026.