Flourish
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FLUR-ish
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
Flourish is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “to thrive, grow”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies).
What does Flourish mean?
English: English word name
“to thrive, grow”
An English word name in the tradition of virtue names, from Old French florir 'to blossom'.
Is Flourish a girl's or a boy's name?
Flourish is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls and 3 boys in the UK.
How popular is Flourish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Flourish, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 11 girls. 3 boys were also named Flourish in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Flourish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
Names like Flourish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hazel Frankie Harper Ivy Olive Florence Willow Autumn Nellie Hallie Fiadh River
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Grace Violet Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Carter Harrison Ellie Grayson
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Flourish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/flourish, updated 20 October 2026.