Florin
Florin is derived via intermediary forms from Latin floris meaning flower.
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Florin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Florin is derived via intermediary forms from Latin floris meaning flower.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
The Story of Florin
Florin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 8 births, good for #8,914 nationwide. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Florins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 52 Florins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Florin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Florin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Florinel
Notable people named Florin
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Saint Florin (Florinus of Remüs, died 856 AD), 7th-century saint
- Carl Rudolf Florin (1894–1965), Swedish botanist
- Elfriede Florin (1912–2006), German actress
- Peter Florin (1921–2014), East German politician and diplomat
- Wilhelm Florin (1894–1944), German politician
- Florin Bonca
- Florin Bratu
- Florin Buhuceanu
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Names that sound like Florin
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About the name Florin
Florin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Florin's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,914. Use the chart and map above to compare Florin'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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