Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Florella 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 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Florella 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
Florella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212
- 0 boys · 212 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 18 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 1943. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 117 as a first name in 2020; 171 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Florella’s family of names
Florella has a related form in Flora.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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