ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1926 First Year 2026 Last Year 2007 Peak Year #907 Peak Rank 8K Total Count 82 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Flor What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Flor is a unisex given name and nickname. It may refer to:Flor, Guatemalan-New Zealand drag performer Flor (singer), Argentine pop and rock singer Florencia "Flor" Caserta Flor Alpaerts (1876–1954), Belgian conductor, pedagogue and composer Flor Colón, Dominican retired volleyball player Flor Contemplacion (1953–1995), Filipino domestic worker whose execution in Singapore for murder created much… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flor%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flor%5F%28given%5Fname%29) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Spanish * Portuguese 📖 ## The Story of Flor American parents first put Flor on the record books as a baby girl name in 1926, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 277 Flors were born — ranking #968 that year. About 27% of every Flor on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Flor ranks #1,833 for baby girls with 110 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Flor Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Flor. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Florência * [Florencia](/florencia) * [Florinda](/florinda) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Flor Phonetically similar names — useful when Flor is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Floor * [Flore](/flore) * Flaugher * [Flower](/flower) * Flour * Flohr * Flare * Flair * Flyer * Flier * Fleer * Fluor Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Flor What does the name Flor mean? Flor is a unisex given name and nickname. It may refer to:Flor, Guatemalan-New Zealand drag performer Flor (singer), Argentine pop and rock singer Florencia "Flor" Caserta Flor Alpaerts (1876–1954), Belgian conductor, pedagogue and composer Flor Colón, Dominican retired volleyball player Flor Contemplacion (1953–1995), Filipino domestic worker whose execution in Singapore for murder created much… What is the origin of the name Flor? Flor has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Spanish, Portuguese. How popular is Flor in 2026? In 2026, Flor ranks #1,833 among girls' names in the U.S., with 110 babies given the name that year. When was Flor most popular? Flor reached its peak popularity in 2007, ranking #907 that year with 277 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Flor most popular? Flor has historically been most popular in District of Columbia, New Mexico, Arizona. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Flor. Is Flor a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Flor is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Flor? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Flor include Leslee, Kaelynn, Franc. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Flor? Common variants and related forms of Flor include Florência, Florencia, Florinda. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧LesleePeak #907](/leslee)[👧KaelynnPeak #907](/kaelynn)[👧FrancPeak #908](/franc)[👧IzaPeak #908](/iza)[👧OlenaPeak #908](/olena)[👧ZaideePeak #908](/zaidee)[👧DorettaPeak #906](/doretta)[👧LarryPeak #906](/larry) ## About the name Flor Flor is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Flor's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #907\. Use the chart and map above to compare Flor's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2007 → ](/year/2007) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "F" → ](/letter/f) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.