Flower
Flower is an English surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Flower
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Flower is an English surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Flower
Flower first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 9 Flowers were born — ranking #10,287 that year. As of 2026, Flower ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 118 Flowers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Flower
Flower is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 118 births in the dataset. Flower's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #10,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Flower'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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