Flora

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

⭐ Famous Flora

Flora Tristan

French writer and suffragist (1803-1844)

Choose Flora and your child shares a first name with Flora Tristan, a French writer and suffragist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Flora, like who?” Flora Tristan's Wikipedia article is available in 41 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Jules Laure, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,328 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Flora, 483 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Flora would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFlora has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Floras, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #68. Today it's #607, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowFlora is 5.5× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 18,349 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,328.
• 🚀TrendFlora has climbed 317 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #607. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedFlora is most popular in New Mexico, where it ranks #217, followed by Colorado (#317) and Pennsylvania (#335). It's in the top 1,000 in 29 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Flora means “flower”. Our records link it to Anglo Saxon and Latin roots.

About the name Flora

Flora is a girl name of Anglo Saxon and Latin origin meaning “flower”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ora”. US birth records list Flora for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #68 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #607, with 483 babies.

Origin:Anglo Saxon namesLatin names