Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Flor

Meaning Flor is a unisex given name and nickname Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,263 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

Flor is a unisex given name and nickname.

Rank 2025
#2,263
among girls · ↓435 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
81
named Flor · -26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,843
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
277 babies
All-time total
7,700
#1,962 all-time among girls
First recorded
1926
in Social Security records

Flor popularity over time

7,700 babies have been named Flor since 1926, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s 7 – 7 1 – #4,023
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 33 – 33 3 – #3,813
1950s 87 – 87 9 +164% #3,272
1960s 263 25 288 29 +231% #2,145
1970s 653 25 678 68 +135% #1,215
1980s 1,059 36 1,095 110 +62% #1,000
1990s 1,856 6 1,862 186 +70% #939
2000s 2,104 – 2,104 210 +13% #907
2010s 979 – 979 98 -53% #1,551
2020s (to 2025) 567 – 567 95 -3% #1,828

Where Flor is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 83 0.05 outside top 500
2027 84 0.05 outside top 500
2028 86 0.05 outside top 500
2029 87 0.05 outside top 500
2030 88 0.05 outside top 500

Where Flor is most popular

Girls named Flor per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Flor born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 109 0.130 +119%
Texas 103 0.128 +116%
Arizona 12 0.086 +44%
North Carolina 14 0.061 ≈ national
New York 14 0.035 -40%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -47%
Florida 8 0.019 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Flor

Flor is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,263 in 2025 with 81 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1926, 7,700 American babies have been named Flor. Its peak came in 2007, when 277 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Flor stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Flor?

The median living Flor is about 26 years old; half are between 17 and 37. An estimated 7,500 people named Flor are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Flor year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 81 #2,263 – –
2024 110 #1,828 – –
2023 94 #2,067 – –
2022 98 #1,998 – –
2021 98 #1,984 – –
2020 86 #2,121 – –
2019 72 #2,465 – –
2018 90 #2,120 – –
2017 87 #2,192 – –
2016 84 #2,277 – –
2015 82 #2,285 – –
2014 98 #2,015 – –
2013 93 #2,069 – –
2012 109 #1,851 – –
2011 120 #1,725 – –
2010 144 #1,551 – –
2009 159 #1,465 – –
2008 193 #1,291 – –
2007 277 #969 – –
2006 264 #984 – –
2005 276 #907 – –
2004 195 #1,163 – –
2003 178 #1,199 – –
2002 185 #1,126 – –
2001 176 #1,171 – –
2000 201 #1,042 – –
1995 201 #940 – –
1990 168 #1,059 6 #7,473
1985 89 #1,424 – –
1980 107 #1,229 6 #5,762
1975 74 #1,417 – –
1970 43 #1,962 6 #4,415
1965 23 #2,558 – –
1960 25 #2,394 – –
1955 13 #3,272 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 5 #4,772 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Flor, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Flor?

The median living Flor is about 26 years old. Half of all living Flors are between 17 and 37 years old.

How many people named Flor are alive today?

An estimated 7,500 people named Flor are alive in the United States, based on 7,700 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Flor mean?

Flor is a unisex given name and nickname.

How popular is the name Flor in 2025?

Flor ranked #2,263 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 81 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Flor?

7,700 babies have been named Flor in the United States since 1926, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Flor most popular?

Flor peaked in 2007, when 277 newborns received the name.

Is Flor a boy or girl name?

Flor is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Flor rising or falling?

Flor is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Flor become more popular?

Flor is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 88 girls named Flor in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Flor

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