Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Floda isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Floda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 0 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 1910
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1923. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1910.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Floda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Freda
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>99% girls
Frieda
“a peaceful ruler”
>99% girls
Leda
“one who is glad; joyful; loved by all”
>99% girls
Osa
12% boys · 88% girls
Eda
Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
>99% girls
Ona
“filled with grace”
>99% girls