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How popular is the name Flo?
Births per year, rank history and how many Flos are alive today.
Flo (female) is a shortened form of the name Florence. Although Flo itself was given to 8 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 3035th as a registered name), most Flos are registered as Florence, which ranked 5th in 2025 with 1,924 babies.
Most people called Flo are registered as Florence, and share that name's profile: the Florence you are most likely to meet is around 6 years old. Half of all Florences born in England and Wales are between 8 and 65, and there are at least 63,000 of them alive today. Only some Florences go by Flo.
How many babies are named Flo or Florence each year?
Combined registrations of Florence, Flo. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Florence rank as a registered name?
Where does Flo rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Flo short for Florence?
Yes - Flo is a shortened form of Florence. Flos are usually registered as Florence at birth.
When was the name Flo most popular?
The full name Florence peaked in 1904, when around 22,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Flo itself peaked as a registered name in 2023, with 21 babies.
How many people are called Flo?
There's no official count of people who go by Flo, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 63,000 people registered as Florence born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Flo.
How old is the typical Flo?
Most people called Flo are registered as Florence. Most living Florences are between 8 and 65; the most common age is about 6.
Is Flo becoming more or less popular?
Broadly steady in recent years.