Florinda
A feminine name of Spanish origin meaning "prosperous" or "flourishing flower".
Name Census estimates that about 931 living Americans carry the first name Florinda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Florinda today is around 60 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Florinda births was 1956 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Florinda. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
931
~ 1 in 368,157 Americans
Peak year
1956
42 babies that year
Average age
60
years old
2024 SSA rank
#16,030
Tracked since 1891
Census
Florinda in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,892 people with the first name Florinda, which placed it at #4,688 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,688
National first-name rank
People counted
3.9K
3,892 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
78.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Florinda
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Florinda is Hispanic at 78.0%. The next largest groups are White (10.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Florinda described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Florinda at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino78.0% · 3,035
- White10.6% · 411
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.4% · 327
- Black or African American1.8% · 70
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 31
- Two or more races0.5% · 18
Popularity
Florinda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Florinda from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 318 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Florinda by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Florinda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Florindas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, New Mexico, California recorded the most babies named Florinda, while New York, California, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 193 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Florinda
The name Florinda has its origins in Latin, deriving from the feminine form of the name Floridus, meaning "blooming" or "flourishing." This name was particularly popular in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the region.
The earliest recorded use of the name Florinda can be traced back to the 8th century, when it was mentioned in the medieval Mozarabic Chronicle, a historical account of the Iberian Peninsula during the Visigothic and Umayyad periods. In this text, Florinda, also known as La Cava, was a young woman of noble birth whose alleged seduction by King Roderic played a pivotal role in the Muslim conquest of Hispania.
Throughout the centuries, the name Florinda has been associated with various notable figures, including Florinda Bolkan, an Italian actress born in 1941, known for her roles in films such as "Don't Torture a Duckling" and "Flavia the Heretic." Another prominent bearer of this name was Florinda Donner, an American author and anthropologist born in 1944, renowned for her works on shamanism and the teachings of Carlos Castaneda.
In the literary realm, Florinda has also left its mark. One notable example is Florinda, the protagonist of the 17th-century Spanish play "La Cava de Toledo" by Juan de la Hoz y Mota, which explores the legend of her involvement in the downfall of the Visigothic kingdom.
Moving into the modern era, Florinda Muir, born in 1882, was an American author and journalist who chronicled the women's suffrage movement and advocated for women's rights through her writing. Additionally, Florinda Chiriboga, born in 1854, was an Ecuadorian poet and educator whose works celebrated the beauty and resilience of her homeland.
Despite its historical significance and cultural resonance, the name Florinda has become less common in recent times, although it continues to hold a special place in the annals of Spanish and Latin American history and literature.
People
Florinda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Florinda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Florinda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Florinda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 931 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Florinda going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 368,157 US residents.
Is Florinda a common name?
We classify Florinda as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,859 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Florinda most popular?
The single biggest year for Florinda was 1956, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Florinda is about 60 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Florinda in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,892 people with the name Florinda, or 1.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,688 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Florinda in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Florinda?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Florinda appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,896 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Florinda?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Florinda is Hispanic at 78.0%. The next largest groups are White (10.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Florinda most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Florinda in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.0% (3,035 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Florinda in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Florinda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Florinda in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Florinda still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Florinda in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Florinda can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Florinda?
See how many people share the name Florinda on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.