Flora
Flora was the 607th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 483 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 68th; the most babies were born in 1920 (1,566). Over the last ten years it has moved up 733 places. More babies were named Flora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning flower; Roman goddess of flowers · Latin
Say it FLOR-uh /ˈflɔrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #607 girls, up 318 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 483girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19201,566 babies
- Total since 1880
- 71,143babies recorded
What does the name Flora mean?
Flora is the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, from Latin flos, flower. DMNES and Wiktionary agree on this. DMNES records the name in England in the late 16th century. Wiktionary describes Flora as the Roman counterpart of the Greek Chloris and records the name in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. In the US, Flora has been used since 1880.
Flōra (Latin, “goddess of flowers”)flōs (Latin, “flower”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Flor, Florence, Fleur, Floriana.
See also: Latin names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Flora', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Flora' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Flora popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 172 since 1880.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #607 | 483 |
| 2020 | #925 | 279 |
| 2010 | #1,801 | 114 |
| 2000 | #1,763 | 99 |
| 1990 | #1,759 | 83 |
| 1980 | #1,153 | 117 |
| 1970 | #937 | 137 |
| 1960 | #527 | 339 |
| 1950 | #328 | 546 |
| 1940 | #242 | 688 |
| 1930 | #174 | 1,142 |
| 1920 | #149 | 1,566 |
| 1910 | #108 | 793 |
| 1900 | #106 | 623 |
| 1890 | #85 | 510 |
| 1880 | #68 | 365 |
How popular is Flora, counting every spelling?
Flora has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #608 for girls in 2025, against #607 on the official list, because Kaylin/Kaylynn/Kailyn and Eileen/Aileen/Ayleen and Jayleen/Jaylene/Jaelynn move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Flora?
483 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Flora (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Flora born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 17 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Flora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Flora?
About 18,700 people born in the US named Flora are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 20 and 78. That makes Flora a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Flora by state
How common Flora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (2.4×), Utah (1.9×), Minnesota (1.9×), Massachusetts (1.8×), Washington (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Flora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Flora, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Flora · Sibling names for Flora
Questions about the name Flora
What does Flora mean?
Flora means “flower; Roman goddess of flowers” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Flora?
Flora was the 607th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 483 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 68th; the most babies were born in 1920 (1,566). Over the last ten years it has moved up 733 places. More babies were named Flora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Flora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Flora in the US.
Where is Flora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Flora was most common in Wisconsin (0.65 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Minnesota.