Girl · #6,802 in 2026

Florette

A fleuron, also known as a printers' flower, is a typographical symbol, or glyph, used either as a punctuation mark or as an ornament for typographic compositions. Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves; the term derives from the Old French: floron ('flower'). Robert Bringhurst in The Elements of Typographic Style calls the forms "horticultural dingbats".

  • French
Current Rank
#6,802
Peak Rank
#2,137 (1924)
Total Babies
358
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1911
First Year
1967
Last Year
1924
Peak Year
#2137
Peak Rank
358
Total Count
37
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Florette

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

A fleuron, also known as a printers' flower, is a typographical symbol, or glyph, used either as a punctuation mark or as an ornament for typographic compositions. Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves; the term derives from the Old French: floron ('flower'). Robert Bringhurst in The Elements of Typographic Style calls the forms "horticultural dingbats".

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • French
Origin & history
Τypographic ornament in the ancient city of Kamiros on Rhodes , Greece Flower decorations are among the oldest typographic ornaments. A fleuron can also be used to fill the white space that results from the indentation of the first line of a paragraph, on a line by itself to divide paragraphs in a highly stylized way, to divide lists, or for pure ornamentation. The fleuron (as a formal glyph ) is a sixteenth century introduction. Fleurons were crafted the same way as other typographic elements were: as individual metal sorts that could be fit into the printer's compositions alongside letters a

The Story of Florette

The earliest SSA record of Florette as a baby girl name dates back to 1911, when 9 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Florette — #2,137 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Florette on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Florette last appeared in the published SSA data in 1967, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 358 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Florette

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Florette. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Florette

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Frequently Asked Questions about Florette

What does the name Florette mean?
A fleuron, also known as a printers' flower, is a typographical symbol, or glyph, used either as a punctuation mark or as an ornament for typographic compositions. Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves; the term derives from the Old French: floron ('flower'). Robert Bringhurst in The Elements of Typographic Style calls the forms "horticultural dingbats".
What is the origin of the name Florette?
Florette has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: French.
How popular is Florette in 2026?
In 2026, Florette ranks #6,802 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Florette most popular?
Florette reached its peak popularity in 1924, ranking #2,137 that year with 18 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Florette most popular?
Florette has historically been most popular in New Hampshire, New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Florette.
Is Florette a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Florette is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Florette?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Florette include Elsia, Meryle, Emagene. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Florette?
Common variants and related forms of Florette include Fleur, Flora, Flore. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Florette

Florette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 358 births in the dataset. Florette's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,137. Use the chart and map above to compare Florette'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.