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The first name Flossie

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A diminutive of the female given name Florence.

Flossie is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 11 girls were named Flossie, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 11 births (#2,340).

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98
babies named Flossie, 1996–2025
#2,440
rank in 2025
2018
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Flossie with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Flossie at birth, 1880–2025

In 2023, 5 girls born in the United States were named Flossie, the 15,977th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1919, when 613 were.

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21,845
babies named Flossie since 1880
#15,977
rank in 2023
1919
peak year

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 Flossie

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Flossie Wong-Staal
    American virologist, 1946–2020

Questions

How popular is the name Flossie?
In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Flossie, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2018, with 11 births.
Is Flossie a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 21,845 US babies named Flossie since 1880 were girls.
When was Flossie most popular?
1919 in the United States, when 613 babies were named Flossie, its highest rank at 257th.