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Girl name

Flora

/ˈflɔɹə/ · 100% girls · #607 in the US for girls, 2025

Flora has been given to about 71,143 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈflɔɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 24,231
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Flora per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 1,573
  • Born in 2025483
  • All time71,143
  • England & Wales, 2025#241 · 193

How popular is Flora?

Flora ranks 607th among American girls in 2025, with 483 born that year. Its best year was 1920, when 1,573 babies were given the name, ranking 149th. The typical living American called Flora is about 73 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.

Names that sound like Flora

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lora0.85
  2. Alora0.80
  3. Elora0.80
  4. Nora0.70
  5. Cora0.70
  6. Dora0.70
  7. Ora0.70
  8. Elnora0.70

Middle names for Flora

Ranked by flow score
  1. Flora Josephine0.84
  2. Flora Rose0.83
  3. Flora Louise0.83
  4. Flora June0.82
  5. Flora Pearl0.82
  6. Flora Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Flora

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dellasister · 0.98
  2. Maesister · 0.97
  3. Estellesister · 0.96
  4. Cleoeither · 0.95
  5. Archiebrother · 0.94
  6. Hughbrother · 0.94

Where Flora is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.06%
  2. Colorado0.04%
  3. Arkansas0.03%
  4. Pennsylvania0.03%
  5. Idaho0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Flora White0.78
  2. Flora Reyes0.78
  3. Flora Nguyen0.78
  4. Flora Moore0.78
  5. Flora Lee0.78
  6. Flora Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Flora

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Flora across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.