Flores
Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Administratively, it forms the largest island in the East Nusa Tenggara Province. The area is 14,250 km2. Including Komodo and Rinca islands off its west coast, the population was 1,878,875 in the 2020 Census ; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 2,014,110. The largest towns are Ende and Maumere.
Meaning & Origin of Flores
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Administratively, it forms the largest island in the East Nusa Tenggara Province. The area is 14,250 km2. Including Komodo and Rinca islands off its west coast, the population was 1,878,875 in the 2020 Census ; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 2,014,110. The largest towns are Ende and Maumere.
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Etymology
The Story of Flores
As a girl name
Flores first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 6 Floress were born — ranking #3,919 that year. As of 2026, Flores ranks #5,061 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Floress have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Flores first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1926, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 7 Floress were born — ranking #5,334 that year. As of 2026, Flores ranks #6,227 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 19 Floress have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Flores
Flores is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Flores's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #5,334. Use the chart and map above to compare Flores'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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