girls' name ★ peaked 1920

Flora

Meaning From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #607 Trend ↑ Rising 76%

From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers).

Rank 2025
#607
among girls · ↑38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
483
named Flora · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,328
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1920
1,573 babies
All-time total
71,143
#471 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Flora popularity over time

71,143 babies have been named Flora since 1880, 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
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 4,195 5 4,200 420 – #68
1890s 5,442 – 5,442 544 +30% #82
1900s 6,015 23 6,038 604 +11% #100
1910s 11,761 18 11,779 1,178 +95% #108
1920s 13,962 63 14,025 1,403 +19% #149
1930s 8,727 45 8,772 877 -37% #174
1940s 6,178 13 6,191 619 -29% #242
1950s 4,411 – 4,411 441 -29% #328
1960s 2,277 5 2,282 228 -48% #527
1970s 1,140 – 1,140 114 -50% #928
1980s 830 – 830 83 -27% #1,153
1990s 717 – 717 72 -14% #1,687
2000s 1,008 – 1,008 101 +41% #1,614
2010s 1,801 – 1,801 180 +79% #940
2020s (to 2025) 2,507 – 2,507 418 +132% #607

Where Flora 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 529 0.33 outside top 500
2027 571 0.36 outside top 500
2028 609 0.38 #488
2029 644 0.40 #476
2030 675 0.42 #458

Where Flora is most popular

Girls named Flora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.275 per 1,000. Strongest in Wisconsin, Utah, and Minnesota.

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 Flora 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
Wisconsin 67 0.650 +137%
Utah 43 0.517 +88%
Minnesota 55 0.510 +86%
Washington 73 0.505 +84%
Massachusetts 61 0.505 +84%
Missouri 60 0.498 +81%
Pennsylvania 114 0.482 +76%
Colorado 51 0.457 +66%
Kansas 26 0.451 +64%
Oregon 28 0.430 +57%
Michigan 77 0.423 +54%
Ohio 99 0.417 +52%
Connecticut 22 0.378 +38%
Indiana 53 0.378 +37%
Virginia 62 0.364 +32%
Tennessee 56 0.353 +29%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +28%
North Carolina 79 0.347 +26%
Illinois 74 0.323 +18%
Maine 5 0.323 +18%
New York 124 0.313 +14%
Florida 132 0.309 +12%
Kentucky 26 0.304 +11%
New Mexico 7 0.288 +5%
Nebraska 10 0.278 ≈ national
Maryland 29 0.274 ≈ national
California 226 0.269 ≈ national
Arkansas 13 0.246 -10%
New Jersey 42 0.233 -15%
Georgia 48 0.211 -23%
Iowa 12 0.205 -25%
Texas 143 0.178 -35%
South Carolina 14 0.156 -43%
Idaho 5 0.149 -46%
Arizona 17 0.121 -56%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -70%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -75%
Alabama 6 0.064 -77%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Flora

Flora is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #607 in 2025 with 483 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 71,143 American babies have been named Flora. Its peak came in 1920, when 1,573 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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 Flora stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Flora?

The median living Flora is about 66 years old; half are between 23 and 80. An estimated 20 thousand people named Flora are alive in the United States today.

median 66 020406080100

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

Flora 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 483 #607 – –
2024 455 #645 – –
2023 428 #682 – –
2022 402 #726 – –
2021 460 #648 – –
2020 279 #925 – –
2019 281 #940 – –
2018 244 #1,052 – –
2017 226 #1,118 – –
2016 195 #1,253 – –
2015 177 #1,340 – –
2014 170 #1,368 – –
2013 144 #1,527 – –
2012 128 #1,664 – –
2011 122 #1,710 – –
2010 114 #1,801 – –
2009 104 #1,994 – –
2008 112 #1,894 – –
2007 110 #1,886 – –
2006 90 #2,153 – –
2005 117 #1,694 – –
2004 96 #1,950 – –
2003 79 #2,191 – –
2002 87 #2,007 – –
2001 114 #1,614 – –
2000 99 #1,763 – –
1995 60 #2,225 – –
1990 83 #1,759 – –
1985 82 #1,497 – –
1980 117 #1,153 – –
1975 101 #1,149 – –
1970 137 #937 – –
1965 206 #686 – –
1960 339 #527 5 #4,235
1955 457 #413 – –
1950 546 #328 – –
1945 529 #300 – –
1940 688 #242 7 #2,962
1935 841 #203 – –
1930 1,142 #174 10 #2,663
1925 1,404 #168 7 #3,530
1920 1,566 #149 7 #3,609
1915 1,368 #140 7 #3,190
1910 793 #108 – –
1905 628 #102 5 #1,303
1900 623 #106 – –
1895 552 #96 – –
1890 510 #85 – –
1885 445 #74 – –
1880 365 #68 5 #961

Famous people named Flora

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Flora Robson Flora Robson English actress (1902–1984) Contemporary
  2. 2 Flora MacDonald Flora MacDonald Scottish Jacobite 1722–1790 · 18th century
  3. 3 Flora Purim Flora Purim Brazilian jazz singer (born 1942) Contemporary
  4. 4 Flora Tristan Flora Tristan French socialist and feminist writer (1803–1844) 19th century
  5. 5 Flora Nwapa Flora Nwapa Nigerian writer and publisher (1931–1993) Contemporary
  6. 6 Flora Brovina Flora Brovina Albanian women's rights activist b. 1949 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Flora?

The median living Flora is about 66 years old. Half of all living Floras are between 23 and 80 years old.

How many people named Flora are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Flora are alive in the United States, based on 71,143 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Flora mean?

From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers).

How popular is the name Flora in 2025?

Flora ranked #607 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 483 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Flora?

71,143 babies have been named Flora in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Flora most popular?

Flora peaked in 1920, when 1,573 newborns received the name.

Is Flora a boy or girl name?

Flora is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Flora rising or falling?

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

Will Flora become more popular?

Flora is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 675 girls named Flora in 2030, which would rank around #458. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Flora?

Well-known people named Flora include Flora Robson (actor), Flora MacDonald (social activist), Flora Purim (singer).

Names like Flora

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