Girl · #3,738 in 2026

Floella

Floella is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

  • English
Current Rank
#3,738
Peak Rank
#1,619 (1927)
Total Babies
212
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1914
First Year
1942
Last Year
1927
Peak Year
#1619
Peak Rank
212
Total Count
24
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Floella

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Floella is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Floella

American parents first put Floella on the record books as a baby girl name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 26 Floellas were born — ranking #1,619 that year. About 43% of every Floella on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Floella last appeared in the published SSA data in 1942, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 212 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Variants & Related Forms of Floella

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Floella. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Floella

Phonetically similar names — useful when Floella is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

  • Floa
  • Fola
  • Fiola
  • Faiola
  • Flaily
  • Flawless
  • Fella
  • Flail
  • Foley
  • Fila
  • Fellah
  • Filla

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Floella

What does the name Floella mean?
Floella is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
What is the origin of the name Floella?
Floella has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Floella in 2026?
In 2026, Floella ranks #3,738 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Floella most popular?
Floella reached its peak popularity in 1927, ranking #1,619 that year with 26 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Floella most popular?
Floella has historically been most popular in Arkansas, Kentucky. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Floella.
Is Floella a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Floella is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Floella?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Floella include Paulita, Lorrine, Virgene. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Floella?
Common variants and related forms of Floella include Fleur, Flo, Flora, Florence, Flower. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Floella

Floella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 212 births in the dataset. Floella's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #1,619. Use the chart and map above to compare Floella's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.