Flora
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FLOR-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #216 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #607 for girls
Flora is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “flower”. In 2025 it ranked 216th for girls in the UK (245 babies) and 607th for girls in the US (483 babies).
What does Flora mean?
Latin
“flower”
Roman goddess of flowers and spring; Flora MacDonald helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape after the Battle of Culloden.
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Is Flora a girl's or a boy's name?
Flora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 245 girls in the UK and 483 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Flora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #216among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 245about 1 in 1,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 245 girls in the UK were named Flora, making it the 216th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 276th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 283 girls.
Half of all the girls named Flora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 241st in England and Wales, 94th in Scotland and 259th in Northern Ireland.
Flora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 245 | #216 |
| 2024 | 232 | #225 |
| 2023 | 248 | #215 |
| 2022 | 195 | #263 |
| 2021 | 283 | #198 |
| 2020 | 184 | #276 |
| 2019 | 209 | #254 |
| 2018 | 186 | #288 |
| 2017 | 205 | #269 |
| 2016 | 205 | #274 |
| 2015 | 189 | #285 |
| 2014 | 125 | #395 |
| 2013 | 117 | #406 |
| 2012 | 135 | #388 |
| 2011 | 122 | #415 |
| 2010 | 119 | #411 |
| 2009 | 119 | #402 |
| 2008 | 96 | #474 |
| 2007 | 99 | #450 |
| 2006 | 90 | #476 |
| 2005 | 93 | #444 |
| 2004 | 95 | #419 |
| 2003 | 89 | #436 |
| 2002 | 88 | #415 |
| 2001 | 88 | #406 |
| 2000 | 84 | #418 |
| 1999 | 104 | #349 |
| 1998 | 100 | #368 |
| 1997 | 125 | #323 |
| 1996 | 113 | #345 |
How popular is Flora in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #607among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 483about 1 in 3,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 483 girls in the US were named Flora, making it the 607th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 924th. Its busiest year was 1920, with 1,566 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Flora than any year since 1951.
Half of all the girls named Flora in the US since 1880 were born between 1912 and 1944, the years shaded on the chart below.
Flora in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 483 | #607 |
| 2024 | 455 | #645 |
| 2023 | 428 | #682 |
| 2022 | 402 | #726 |
| 2021 | 460 | #648 |
| 2020 | 279 | #924 |
| 2019 | 281 | #939 |
| 2018 | 244 | #1,051 |
| 2017 | 226 | #1,114 |
| 2016 | 195 | #1,252 |
| 2015 | 177 | #1,337 |
| 2014 | 170 | #1,368 |
| 2013 | 144 | #1,524 |
| 2012 | 128 | #1,663 |
| 2011 | 122 | #1,708 |
| 2010 | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2009 | 104 | #1,989 |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,890 |
| 2007 | 110 | #1,886 |
| 2006 | 90 | #2,149 |
| 2005 | 117 | #1,689 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,941 |
| 2003 | 79 | #2,184 |
| 2002 | 87 | #2,002 |
| 2001 | 114 | #1,610 |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,755 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,972 |
| 1998 | 78 | #1,937 |
| 1997 | 93 | #1,680 |
| 1996 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1995 | 60 | #2,211 |
| 1994 | 59 | #2,227 |
| 1993 | 63 | #2,122 |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,942 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,907 |
| 1990 | 83 | #1,751 |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,783 |
| 1988 | 71 | #1,767 |
| 1987 | 65 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 76 | #1,571 |
| 1985 | 82 | #1,492 |
| 1984 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1983 | 81 | #1,434 |
| 1982 | 87 | #1,399 |
| 1981 | 93 | #1,340 |
| 1980 | 117 | #1,152 |
| 1979 | 88 | #1,394 |
| 1978 | 107 | #1,176 |
| 1977 | 103 | #1,191 |
| 1976 | 116 | #1,055 |
| 1975 | 101 | #1,145 |
| 1974 | 111 | #1,063 |
| 1973 | 111 | #1,047 |
| 1972 | 126 | #963 |
| 1971 | 140 | #927 |
| 1970 | 137 | #936 |
| 1969 | 135 | #912 |
| 1968 | 138 | #875 |
| 1967 | 162 | #776 |
| 1966 | 181 | #730 |
| 1965 | 206 | #686 |
| 1964 | 254 | #643 |
| 1963 | 292 | #575 |
| 1962 | 272 | #606 |
| 1961 | 298 | #585 |
| 1960 | 339 | #526 |
| 1959 | 370 | #507 |
| 1958 | 359 | #506 |
| 1957 | 417 | #465 |
| 1956 | 408 | #451 |
| 1955 | 457 | #412 |
| 1954 | 414 | #428 |
| 1953 | 469 | #392 |
| 1952 | 464 | #382 |
| 1951 | 507 | #353 |
| 1950 | 546 | #328 |
| 1949 | 577 | #322 |
| 1948 | 585 | #322 |
| 1947 | 577 | #328 |
| 1946 | 553 | #314 |
| 1945 | 529 | #300 |
| 1944 | 630 | #278 |
| 1943 | 643 | #275 |
| 1942 | 694 | #261 |
| 1941 | 702 | #245 |
| 1940 | 688 | #242 |
| 1939 | 765 | #218 |
| 1938 | 775 | #219 |
| 1937 | 790 | #211 |
| 1936 | 748 | #218 |
| 1935 | 841 | #203 |
| 1934 | 908 | #197 |
| 1933 | 902 | #188 |
| 1932 | 891 | #203 |
| 1931 | 965 | #188 |
| 1930 | 1,142 | #174 |
| 1929 | 1,124 | #179 |
| 1928 | 1,201 | #173 |
| 1927 | 1,302 | #167 |
| 1926 | 1,366 | #168 |
| 1925 | 1,404 | #168 |
| 1924 | 1,449 | #167 |
| 1923 | 1,475 | #161 |
| 1922 | 1,522 | #158 |
| 1921 | 1,553 | #156 |
| 1920 | 1,566 | #149 |
| 1919 | 1,444 | #153 |
| 1918 | 1,504 | #150 |
| 1917 | 1,450 | #145 |
| 1916 | 1,459 | #141 |
| 1915 | 1,368 | #140 |
| 1914 | 1,152 | #131 |
| 1913 | 943 | #132 |
| 1912 | 899 | #128 |
| 1911 | 749 | #117 |
| 1910 | 793 | #108 |
| 1909 | 667 | #110 |
| 1908 | 677 | #105 |
| 1907 | 617 | #108 |
| 1906 | 618 | #106 |
| 1905 | 628 | #102 |
| 1904 | 569 | #107 |
| 1903 | 536 | #108 |
| 1902 | 587 | #100 |
| 1901 | 493 | #107 |
| 1900 | 623 | #106 |
| 1899 | 520 | #102 |
| 1898 | 607 | #98 |
| 1897 | 488 | #106 |
| 1896 | 527 | #96 |
| 1895 | 552 | #96 |
| 1894 | 619 | #84 |
| 1893 | 537 | #89 |
| 1892 | 585 | #82 |
| 1891 | 497 | #89 |
| 1890 | 510 | #85 |
| 1889 | 516 | #79 |
| 1888 | 541 | #78 |
| 1887 | 408 | #82 |
| 1886 | 443 | #76 |
| 1885 | 445 | #74 |
| 1884 | 393 | #77 |
| 1883 | 387 | #73 |
| 1882 | 380 | #73 |
| 1881 | 317 | #72 |
| 1880 | 365 | #68 |
Nicknames for Flora
- Flo 8 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Flora
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rosa Clara Florence Alma Nora Cora Ada Lola Mabel Etta Rosie Nina
Names related to Flora
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Flora: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/flora, updated 20 October 2026.