The first name Floris
A boy’s name from Dutch.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Dutch origin
A male given name from Dutch.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Floris last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 4 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Floris with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Floris at birth, 1880–2025
In 1957, 5 girls born in the United States were named Floris, the 6,378th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 32 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 Floris
22 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Floris V, Count of HollandCount of Holland from 1256 to 1296
- Floris I, Count of HollandDutch noble (1025-1061)
- Floris II, Count of HollandCount of Holland, 1091–1122
- Floris IIICount of Holland from 1157 to 1190
- Floris IV, Count of HollandCount of Holland from 1222 to 1234
- Floris Adriaan van HallDutch politician (1791-1866)
- Floris De TierBelgian cyclist, born 1992
- Floris van SchootenDutch painter (1580-1656)
- Floris EversField hockey player, born 1983
- Floris the Black1115 - 26 Oct 1132
- Floris GertsDutch cyclist, born 1992
- Floris Jan BovelanderField hockey player, born 1966
More Dutch boys’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Floris?
- Floris comes from Dutch.
- How popular is the name Floris?
- In 2020, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Floris, ranking 3,848th.
- Is Floris a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 97% of the 691 US babies named Floris since 1880 were girls.
- When was Floris most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 32 babies were named Floris, its highest rank at 1,366th.