Flora
Flora is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning flower, ultimately derived from the Latin word flos, which had the genitive floris. Flora was a fertility goddess of flowers and springtime in Ancient Rome. Flora is also a feminine form of the Roman name Florus, which is derived from the same source.
Meaning & Origin of Flora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Flora is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning flower, ultimately derived from the Latin word flos, which had the genitive floris. Flora was a fertility goddess of flowers and springtime in Ancient Rome. Flora is also a feminine form of the Roman name Florus, which is derived from the same source.
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The Story of Flora
Flora first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 365 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 1,566 Floras were born — ranking #149 that year. As of 2026, Flora ranks #614 for baby girls with 486 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). In total, more than 71K Floras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Flora
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- Flora A. Brewster (1852-1919), American physician, surgeon
- Flora Bridges (1859–1912), American college professor
- Flora Brovina (born 1949), Kosovar poet and pediatrician
- Flora Carabella (1926–1999), Italian actress
- Flora Chan (born 1970), Hong Kong actress
- Flora Coquerel (born 1994), French model
- Flora D. Darpino (born 1961), American judge advocate general
- Flora Eldershaw (1897–1956), Australian writer
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Names that sound like Flora
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About the name Flora
Flora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 71K births in the dataset. Flora's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #68. Use the chart and map above to compare Flora'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 .
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