COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE RETURNED

Flossie
A female given name · United States

RETURNED 2020 AFTER 32 YEARS — BELOW THE LINE AGAIN SINCE 2024

Flossie (F): reported births per year0150300450600750188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 613 — 1919
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

A cautionary comeback: returned, reported for a few years, and below the line again now. Returns can fail. First reported in 1880, Flossie fell below the line and stayed there from 1988 through 2019 — 32 years. It returned in 2020 and was reported as late as 2023; it is below the line again now, 2 years and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported2023
Peak1919 — 613 births
Total recorded, 1880–202521,808
Years above the line108 of a possible 146
Longest absence32 years (1988–2019)
Returned2020

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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