Fun Facts About the Name Flora
- A favorite of earlier generations: Flora appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 3 separate runs, totaling 19 years. Its last run lasted 1 consecutive years, from 1902 through 1902.
- More than 71 thousand babies named Flora: U.S. records list 71,138 babies given the name Flora from 1880 through 2025. Even 172 boys received the name Flora - about 1 boy for every 413 girls.
What Does the Name Flora Mean?
Flora means "flower" and comes from Latin. It derives from the Latin noun flos (genitive floris), meaning "flower" or "blossom." The same word was used as the name of the Roman goddess of flowers, and the related Latin adjective floralis ("of flowers") is the source of the English word "floral." The name was not formed from a compound or a phrase; its meaning is the literal sense of the Latin word.
Flora Name History & Origins
Flora was the Latin name of the Roman goddess of flowers and of the spring blooming of plants. Her festival, the Floralia, was held in Rome in late April and early May and included games and theatrical performances. Because the name was already a Latin word for flowers, it passed easily into personal use in the Roman world and then into Christian Europe.
Several early saints named Flora are venerated. One is a martyr of Córdoba in Spain, commemorated on November 24; her story is associated with the persecution of Christians in the 9th century. Such saints helped keep the name in use in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, and it also appears in French as Flore and in German and other European languages in forms close to the Latin.
In the English-speaking world, the name is closely tied to Flora MacDonald (1722 - 1790), a Scottish Jacobite who helped Charles Edward Stuart escape after the defeat at Culloden in 1746. Her fame spread the name in Britain, and it was also used in Scotland independently as a given name. The name appeared in English-language literature as well, including its use in titles and character names in the 18th and 19th centuries.
How Popular is the Name Flora?
Flora recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1920. The name enjoyed early prominence in the late 19th century before its sustained modern rise.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #607 | 483 | 0.0301% |
| 2024 | #648 | 452 | 0.0280% |
| 2023 | #682 | 427 | 0.0266% |
| 2022 | #725 | 402 | 0.0245% |
| 2021 | #648 | 460 | 0.0281% |
| 2020 | #925 | 279 | 0.0173% |
| 2019 | #943 | 280 | 0.0167% |
| 2018 | #1,051 | 244 | 0.0143% |
| 2017 | #1,118 | 226 | 0.0131% |
| 2016 | #1,253 | 195 | 0.0110% |
| 2015 | #1,338 | 177 | 0.0099% |
| 2014 | #1,367 | 170 | 0.0095% |
| 2013 | #1,527 | 144 | 0.0082% |
| 2012 | #1,664 | 128 | 0.0073% |
| 2011 | #1,710 | 122 | 0.0069% |
| 2010 | #1,801 | 114 | 0.0064% |
| 2009 | #1,993 | 104 | 0.0057% |
| 2008 | #1,894 | 112 | 0.0059% |
| 2007 | #1,886 | 110 | 0.0057% |
| 2006 | #2,153 | 90 | 0.0047% |
| 2005 | #1,694 | 117 | 0.0063% |
| 2004 | #1,950 | 96 | 0.0052% |
| 2003 | #2,191 | 79 | 0.0043% |
| 2002 | #2,007 | 87 | 0.0048% |
| 2001 | #1,614 | 114 | 0.0063% |
| 2000 | #1,763 | 99 | 0.0055% |
| 1999 | #1,984 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 1998 | #1,945 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1997 | #1,687 | 93 | 0.0053% |
| 1996 | #2,290 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 1995 | #2,225 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1994 | #2,234 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 1993 | #2,134 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 1992 | #1,934 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 1991 | #1,920 | 73 | 0.0039% |
| 1990 | #1,759 | 83 | 0.0044% |
| 1989 | #1,793 | 75 | 0.0041% |
| 1988 | #1,771 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1987 | #1,820 | 64 | 0.0037% |
| 1986 | #1,577 | 76 | 0.0044% |
| 1985 | #1,497 | 82 | 0.0048% |
| 1984 | #1,405 | 83 | 0.0049% |
| 1983 | #1,438 | 81 | 0.0048% |
| 1982 | #1,404 | 87 | 0.0051% |
| 1981 | #1,343 | 93 | 0.0056% |
| 1980 | #1,153 | 117 | 0.0070% |
| 1979 | #1,400 | 88 | 0.0055% |
| 1978 | #1,176 | 107 | 0.0070% |
| 1977 | #1,194 | 103 | 0.0067% |
| 1976 | #1,058 | 116 | 0.0079% |
| 1975 | #1,149 | 101 | 0.0069% |
| 1974 | #1,063 | 111 | 0.0076% |
| 1973 | #1,055 | 110 | 0.0075% |
| 1972 | #965 | 126 | 0.0083% |
| 1971 | #928 | 140 | 0.0084% |
| 1970 | #938 | 137 | 0.0078% |
| 1969 | #913 | 135 | 0.0080% |
| 1968 | #876 | 138 | 0.0084% |
| 1967 | #778 | 162 | 0.0098% |
| 1966 | #731 | 181 | 0.0107% |
| 1965 | #686 | 206 | 0.0117% |
| 1964 | #643 | 254 | 0.0134% |
| 1963 | #575 | 293 | 0.0152% |
| 1962 | #607 | 271 | 0.0138% |
| 1961 | #586 | 298 | 0.0148% |
| 1960 | #527 | 339 | 0.0168% |
| 1959 | #507 | 370 | 0.0183% |
| 1958 | #506 | 359 | 0.0178% |
| 1957 | #465 | 417 | 0.0204% |
| 1956 | #452 | 408 | 0.0203% |
| 1955 | #413 | 458 | 0.0234% |
| 1954 | #429 | 413 | 0.0213% |
| 1953 | #393 | 469 | 0.0249% |
| 1952 | #383 | 464 | 0.0250% |
| 1951 | #354 | 507 | 0.0282% |
| 1950 | #328 | 546 | 0.0319% |
| 1949 | #322 | 578 | 0.0338% |
| 1948 | #322 | 585 | 0.0345% |
| 1947 | #329 | 577 | 0.0325% |
| 1946 | #314 | 553 | 0.0352% |
| 1945 | #300 | 529 | 0.0405% |
| 1944 | #278 | 630 | 0.0475% |
| 1943 | #275 | 643 | 0.0461% |
| 1942 | #261 | 694 | 0.0514% |
| 1941 | #245 | 702 | 0.0581% |
| 1940 | #242 | 688 | 0.0602% |
| 1939 | #218 | 765 | 0.0698% |
| 1938 | #219 | 775 | 0.0702% |
| 1937 | #211 | 790 | 0.0742% |
| 1936 | #218 | 748 | 0.0719% |
| 1935 | #203 | 841 | 0.0802% |
| 1934 | #197 | 908 | 0.0870% |
| 1933 | #188 | 902 | 0.0895% |
| 1932 | #203 | 891 | 0.0835% |
| 1931 | #188 | 965 | 0.0906% |
| 1930 | #174 | 1,142 | 0.1014% |
| 1929 | #179 | 1,124 | 0.1007% |
| 1928 | #173 | 1,201 | 0.1041% |
| 1927 | #167 | 1,302 | 0.1092% |
| 1926 | #168 | 1,366 | 0.1152% |
| 1925 | #168 | 1,404 | 0.1153% |
| 1924 | #167 | 1,449 | 0.1160% |
| 1923 | #161 | 1,475 | 0.1223% |
| 1922 | #159 | 1,522 | 0.1267% |
| 1921 | #156 | 1,553 | 0.1259% |
| 1920 | #149 | 1,566 | 0.1307% |
| 1919 | #153 | 1,444 | 0.1278% |
| 1918 | #150 | 1,504 | 0.1299% |
| 1917 | #145 | 1,450 | 0.1341% |
| 1916 | #141 | 1,459 | 0.1397% |
| 1915 | #140 | 1,368 | 0.1390% |
| 1914 | #131 | 1,152 | 0.1513% |
| 1913 | #132 | 943 | 0.1510% |
| 1912 | #128 | 899 | 0.1611% |
| 1911 | #117 | 749 | 0.1791% |
| 1910 | #108 | 793 | 0.2000% |
| 1909 | #110 | 667 | 0.1921% |
| 1908 | #105 | 677 | 0.2025% |
| 1907 | #108 | 617 | 0.1937% |
| 1906 | #106 | 618 | 0.2093% |
| 1905 | #102 | 628 | 0.2154% |
| 1904 | #107 | 569 | 0.2066% |
| 1903 | #108 | 536 | 0.2046% |
| 1902 | #100 | 587 | 0.2223% |
| 1901 | #107 | 493 | 0.2060% |
| 1900 | #106 | 623 | 0.2078% |
| 1899 | #102 | 520 | 0.2232% |
| 1898 | #98 | 607 | 0.2346% |
| 1897 | #106 | 488 | 0.2084% |
| 1896 | #97 | 527 | 0.2215% |
| 1895 | #96 | 552 | 0.2363% |
| 1894 | #84 | 619 | 0.2777% |
| 1893 | #89 | 537 | 0.2522% |
| 1892 | #82 | 585 | 0.2755% |
| 1891 | #89 | 497 | 0.2680% |
| 1890 | #85 | 510 | 0.2679% |
| 1889 | #79 | 516 | 0.2893% |
| 1888 | #78 | 541 | 0.3029% |
| 1887 | #82 | 408 | 0.2795% |
| 1886 | #76 | 443 | 0.3065% |
| 1885 | #74 | 445 | 0.3344% |
| 1884 | #77 | 393 | 0.3046% |
| 1883 | #73 | 387 | 0.3445% |
| 1882 | #73 | 380 | 0.3524% |
| 1881 | #72 | 317 | 0.3447% |
| 1880 | #68 | 365 | 0.4011% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | #4,235 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1944 | #3,235 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #2,961 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1938 | #2,539 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1937 | #3,717 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,865 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #2,608 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #3,192 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #2,663 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #3,079 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,866 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,227 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #3,530 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #2,263 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1922 | #4,015 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,644 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,609 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #4,393 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,702 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #3,190 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1909 | #1,535 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1906 | #1,305 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1905 | #1,303 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1904 | #916 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1880 | #961 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Flora Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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