Florian
Florian is a masculine given name borrowed from the ancient Roman name Florianus. The name is derived from Florus, from Latin flōrus, related to flāvus.
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Meaning & Origin of Florian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Florian is a masculine given name borrowed from the ancient Roman name Florianus. The name is derived from Florus, from Latin flōrus, related to flāvus.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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- Romanian
- Polish
- History
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- Slovak
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- Spanish
The Story of Florian
American parents first put Florian on the record books as a baby boy name in 1886, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 125 Florians were born — ranking #562 that year. About 26% of every Florian on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Florian ranks #3,012 for baby boys with 41 births, rising sharply (+73% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Florian
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Florian. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Florea
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About the name Florian
Florian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Florian's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #525. Use the chart and map above to compare Florian'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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