Florentina
Florentina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman.
- Spanish
- Romanian
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Florentina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Florentina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Romanian
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Florentina
American parents first put Florentina on the record books as a baby girl name in 1905, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 28 Florentinas were born — ranking #1,502 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Florentinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Florentina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Florentina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Florentino
- Florentine
- Florentines
- Fiorentino
- Florencia
- Florina
- Florencio
- Florinda
- Floriana
- Floretta
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Florentina
Florentina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Florentina's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,502. Use the chart and map above to compare Florentina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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