Given name & surname
Flora
Flora is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in English, Spanish, French, German, and 5 other languages.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
In mythological stories, Flora is associated with the goddess of flowers.
Flora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 71,143
- 172 boys · 70,971 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 1,573 babies
- 2025
- 483
- #607 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +82%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 483 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 607 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 81.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,566 in 1920. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (41). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,834 as a first name in 2020; 7,368 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.
Flora’s family of names
In English usage, Flora has a diminutive in Flossie. Flora has a related form in Flor. In English usage, Flora has a related form in Florinda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Flora has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
13 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 40
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Fiorellavariant
- Florvariant
- Florianvariant
- Fioravariant · German
- Fleurvariant
- Flowervariant
- Florianavariant · Spanish, Italian
- Florindavariant · English, Spanish
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- Fiorenzavariant
- Florinadiminutive · German
- Floritadiminutive · Spanish
- Florrieshort form · English
- Flodiminutive · English
- Flossiediminutive · English
- Floyvariant
- Flossvariant
- Florisvariant
- Fleurettevariant
- Floricevariant
- Florettevariant
- Florellavariant
- Floridavariant
- Florettavariant
- Floriavariant
- Florivariant
- Florevariant · French, German
- Florralikely variant
- Forenzavariant
- Fjolavariant
- Flosvariant
- Firenzevariant
- Floriniavariant
- Florkavariant
- Floriannavariant
- Floriannvariant
- Florianevariant
- Flordelisvariant
- Floramariavariant
- Floressavariant
- Florchendiminutive · German
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Flora
- Alejandra PizarnikArgentinian poet (1936-1972)
- Flora TristanFrench writer and suffragist (1803-1844)
- Flora BrovinaAlbanian women's rights activist1949–2026
- Flora RobsonEnglish actress (1902-1984)
- Flora NwapaNigerian writer1931–1993
- Flora DuffyBermudian triathleteborn 1987
- Flora PurimBrazilian jazz singerborn 1942
- Flora MacDonaldBritish patriot (1722-1790)
- Flora SandesWorld War I soldier and nurse (1876-1956)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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