Florin
About Florin
Florin is one of several names derived from the Latin root floris, making it a floral and prosperous choice for boys. A relative of Flora, Florence, and Florian, this form is most popularly heard in Romania, when it has featured in the Top 20 in previous years.
Borne by a ninth-century Swiss saint (also known as Florinus of Remüs), the name has been more recently borne by musician Florin Salam, actor and TV personality Florin Piersic, footballer Florin Andone, and content creator Florin Vitan.
Pronounced as flaw-REEN or flo-REEN in Romanian, "florin" was also the name of a now obsolete gold coin, used in a variety of countries and cultures throughout history. In relation to the English coin, it would be pronounced as floh-rin.
Pronounced flo-REEN.
As of October 2026, Florin ranked #12638 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3487 in 1918.
Editor's take: The name Florin is a boy's name of Romanian origin meaning "flower; flourishing".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Florin.
- Florent
- Ollivander
- Penrose
- Frey
- Kasimir
- Thoreau
- Rosen
- Endellion
- Reijo
- Peregrin
- Othello
- Naoise
- Wulfric
- Tarquin
- Tycho
- Catesby
- Cicero
- Anatole
- Cassander
- Beowulf
Florin on lists
Famous Florins
- Saint Florin of Remus
9th,century saint
Florin in pop culture
- Florin is a money format originally derived from gold coins struck in Florence
Italy. The format was also borrowed by many other countries such as the Australian Florin, and the Aruban Florin which is still in use today.