Names that mean flower
Flower names were a Victorian fashion, and Violet, Lily and Iris are back in favor. Others come from older languages: Susan from Hebrew shoshana, "lily", and Zahra from Arabic, "blossom".
Girl names (35)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violet | the violet flower | English | #13 |
| Lily | the lily flower | English | #18 |
| Lillian | lily (probably) | Latin | #57 |
| Iris | rainbow | Greek | #61 |
| Liliana | lily | Latin | #78 |
| Daisy | daisy (the flower); also a pet form of Margaret | English | #75 |
| Rose | rose (flower); originally Germanic 'fame' + 'kind' | Germanic | #114 |
| Magnolia | magnolia (the flowering tree) | English | #124 |
| Rosalie | rose (from Latin Rosalia) | Latin | #171 |
| Jasmine | jasmine (the flower) | Persian | #206 |
| Dahlia | dahlia (the flower) | English | #215 |
| Rosemary | Rose + Mary; also the herb | English | #251 |
| Poppy | poppy (flower) | English | #292 |
| Azalea | azalea (flower) | English | #278 |
| Rosie | pet form of Rose | Germanic | #283 |
| Florence | flourishing, blooming | Latin | #391 |
| Zahra | radiant; flower (Arabic) | Arabic | #540 |
| Hadassah | myrtle (Hebrew name of Esther) | Hebrew | #570 |
| Rosalia | rose festival; from Latin rosa | Latin | #609 |
| Rosa | rose (Latin) | Latin | #653 |
| Clover | clover, the plant | English | #517 |
| Flora | flower; Roman goddess of flowers | Latin | #607 |
| Violeta | violet (Spanish) | Spanish | #641 |
| Marigold | Mary's gold (flower) | English | #590 |
| Lilyana | variant of Lilian / Lily | Latin | #1,050 |
| Yasmin | jasmine | Persian | #959 |
| Lilia | lilies (Latin); form of Lily | Latin | #859 |
| Violette | violet (the flower) | French | #894 |
| Viola | violet | Latin | #1,015 |
| Susan | lily (from Susanna) | Hebrew | #1,091 |
| Heather | heather (plant) | English | #1,264 |
| Susie | pet form of Susan; "lily" | Hebrew | #1,922 |
| Rosetta | "little rose" | Italian | #3,289 |
| Sue | short form of Susan, 'lily' | Hebrew | #9,387 |
| Myrtle | myrtle (plant) | English | #11,611 |
How names get on this list
Our editors read each name's documented etymology and tag a theme only when the roots of the name carry that meaning. Popular explanations without support (folk etymologies) don't count, and names whose origin is uncertain are left out unless every explanation agrees. The list covers the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far, ordered by the number of US babies in the last five years. How we research meanings.