Baby name

Flora

Girl

Origin of the name

Flora is the name of the Roman goddess of flowers, from the Latin flos, floris, “flower.”

Comeback name

In 1920, Flora reached its peak: 1,566 girls, 1 baby in 1,445. Almost forgotten around 1994, with about 60 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 607.

70,971births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 149rank at its peak, in 1920

Where babies named Flora are born

1920

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The darker the blue, the more common Flora is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Flora is most common in Mississippi (4.6 times), New Mexico (3.6) and Alabama (3.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Lora 52,235
Alora 11,893
Elora 8,811
Flor 7,608
Clora 1,800
Floria 1,583

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