Given name
Florencia
“a flourishing woman; a blooming flower”
Florencia is a variant of Florence. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing woman; a blooming flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Florencia is a variant of Florence. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing woman; a blooming flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Florencia is a variant of Florence. An origin associated with Florence is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Florencia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,612
- 0 boys · 1,612 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #3,485 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +64%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,485 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 64.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,423 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Florencia’s family of names
Florencia has a related form in Florence. In Spanish usage, Florencia has a conventional equivalent in the English form Florence. In Spanish usage, Florencia has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Florência.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Florencia has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Florencia
- Vikki CarrMexican-American recording artist; singer, actressborn 1941
- Florencia BonsegundoArgentinian association football playerborn 1993
- Florencia PeñaArgentine actressborn 1974
- Florencia LozanoAmerican actressborn 1969
- Florencia LabatArgentine female tennis playerborn 1971
- Florencia HabifOlympic Field Hockey Playerborn 1993
- Florencia MolineroArgentine tennis playerborn 1988
- Florencia AbbateArgentine writer, poet, and journalistborn 1976
- Florencia OrtizArgentine actressborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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