Given name & surname
Flor
“flower”
Flor is a feminine given name from Spanish, meaning “flower.” It is used in Spanish, Czech, and Tagalog.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Flor is a variant of Flora. An origin associated with Flora is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Flor is a variant of Flora. The history of Flora gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Flora is associated with the goddess of flowers.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Flor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,700
- 92 boys · 7,608 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 277 babies
- 2025
- 81
- #2,263 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 81 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,263 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 277 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,797 as a first name in 2020; 1,556 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Flor’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Flor has a later derivative in Luuri. Flor has a related form in Flora. In Ukrainian usage, Flor is a transliteration of Флор.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Flor
- Flor RuizOlympic javelin throwerborn 1991
- Florencia BertottiArgentine actressborn 1983
- Flor de María Vega ZapataPeruvian lawyerborn 1958
- Flor PeetersFlemish organist, composer and music pedagogue (1903–1986)
- Flor AlpaertsBelgian composer, conductor, pedagogue (1876–1954)
- Flor Delgadillo RuizColombian bicycle racerborn 1972
- Flor ContemplacionFilipina executed for murder (1953–1995)
- Flor Isava FonsecaVenezuelan sportswoman and writer1921–2020
- Flor ProcunaMexican stage, television and film actress1952–2025
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Flor, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“olive tree”
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Oilbhries
“olive tree”
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Oliverios
“olive tree”
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Zaleen
“of the moon”
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Oballa
“a river goddess”
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Zaleene
“of the moon”
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Floris
“resembling a flower; one who is flourishing” · “a flourishing woman; a blooming flower”
3% boys · 97% girls
Florrie
“a flourishing woman; a blooming flower”
>99% girls