Flor

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

⭐ Famous Flor

Flor Ruiz

Olympic javelin thrower

Choose Flor and your child shares a first name with Flor Ruiz, an Olympic javelin thrower. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Flor, like who?” Flor Ruiz's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 19,841 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Flor, 81 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Flor would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFlor first shows up in US birth records in 1926, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 99 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2005, when it reached #907.
• 📉Then vs nowFlor was 2.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 9,033 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 19,841.
• 🍂TrendFlor has slipped 141 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,256. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedFlor is most popular in North Carolina, where it ranks #973. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Flor means “flower”. Our records link it to Latin and Spanish roots.

About the name Flor

Flor is a girl name of Latin and Spanish origin meaning “flower”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with F and ending in “-lor”. US birth records list Flor for girls from 1926 to 2025, in 81 of those 100 years. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked #907 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,256, with 81 babies.

Origin:Latin namesSpanish names