Given name
Flavia
“a yellow-haired woman”
In Latin use, Flavia carries the interpretation “a yellow-haired woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Flavia carries the interpretation “a yellow-haired woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Flavia is used as a feminine counterpart of Flavius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Flavia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,843
- 0 boys · 1,843 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,027 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,027 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,978 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Flavia’s family of names
Flavia is a feminine form of Flavius. Flavia has a related form in Fulvia. Flavia shares a linguistic root with Flavie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Flavia has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Flavia
- Flavia PennettaItalian tennis playerborn 1982
- Flávia de OliveiraBrazilian modelborn 1983
- Flavia AgnesIndian activist and lawyerborn 1947
- Flavia RigamontiSwiss swimmerborn 1981
- Lorena BenítezArgentine association football and futsal playerborn 1998
- Flavia TumusiimeUgandan radio and television personalityborn 1988
- Flavia BujorFrench writer and literary criticborn 1988
- Flavia LattanziItalian jurist, law professor and judge (1940-2026)
- Flávia de LimaBrazilian athleteborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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