The first name Florian
A boy’s name from Latin.
3 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Learned borrowing from Latin Flōriānus.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 36 boys were named Florian, making it the 873rd most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Florian with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Florian at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 54 boys born in the United States were named Florian, the 2,495th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 125 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Florian
96 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Florian WirtzGerman association football player (born 2003)
- Florian ThauvinFrench footballer (born 1993)
- Florian SchneiderGerman musician (1947–2020)
- Florian NeuhausGerman association football player (1997-)
- Florian GrillitschAustrian association football player, born 1995
- Florian ZellerFrench novelist, playwright, born 1979
- Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckGerman film director and screenwriter, born 1973
- Florian KleinFormer Austrian association football player, born 1986
- Florian KainzAustrian association football player, born 1992
- Florian GeyerGerman knight,diplomat and peasant leader in the German Peasants' War, 1490–1525
- Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein(1656-1721) Prince of Liechtenstein
- Florian CajoriAmerican mathematician (1859–1930)
More Latin boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Florian mean?
- Learned borrowing from Latin Flōriānus.
- What is the origin of the name Florian?
- Learned borrowing from Latin Flōriānus.
- How popular is the name Florian?
- In 2025, 36 boys born in England and Wales were named Florian, ranking 873rd.
- Is Florian a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 3,746 US babies named Florian since 1880 were boys.
- When was Florian most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 125 babies were named Florian, its highest rank at 563rd.
- Is Florian also a surname?
- Yes. Florian is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.