Flavia

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A few things about Flavia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Flavia

Flavia Pennetta

Italian tennis player

Choose Flavia and your child shares a first name with Flavia Pennetta, an Italian tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Flavia, like who?” Flavia Pennetta's Wikipedia article is available in 50 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 123,457 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Flavia, 13 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Flavia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFlavia first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1884, when it ranked #686. Today it's #7,885, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowFlavia is 2.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 256,410 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 123,457.
• 🍂TrendFlavia has slipped 1,256 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,885. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Flavia means “golden-haired”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Spanish roots.

About the name Flavia

Flavia is a girl name of Italian, Latin and Spanish origin meaning “golden-haired”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-via”. US birth records list Flavia for girls from 1881 to 2025, in 138 of those 145 years. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked #686 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,885, with 13 babies.

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