Flora
#607 for girls in 2025, 483 births · Last seen for boys in 1960 at #4,038
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 365 births
- Debut · girls
- 365 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 19 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 70,971since 1880
Flora over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #607 | 483 | — | |
| 2024 | #645 | 455 | — | |
| 2023 | #682 | 428 | — | |
| 2022 | #726 | 402 | — | |
| 2021 | #648 | 460 | — | |
| 2020 | #924 | 279 | — | |
| 2019 | #939 | 281 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,051 | 244 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,114 | 226 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,252 | 195 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,337 | 177 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,368 | 170 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,524 | 144 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,663 | 128 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,708 | 122 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,794 | 114 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,989 | 104 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,890 | 112 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,886 | 110 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,149 | 90 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,690 | 117 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,942 | 96 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,187 | 79 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,004 | 87 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,611 | 114 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,759 | 99 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,975 | 79 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,940 | 78 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,682 | 93 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,282 | 58 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,216 | 60 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,232 | 59 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,127 | 63 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,947 | 71 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,913 | 73 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,755 | 83 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,787 | 75 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,769 | 71 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,792 | 65 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,572 | 76 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,493 | 82 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,397 | 83 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,434 | 81 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,399 | 87 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,340 | 93 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,152 | 117 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,394 | 88 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,176 | 107 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,191 | 103 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,055 | 116 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,145 | 101 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,063 | 111 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,047 | 111 | — | |
| 1972 | #963 | 126 | — | |
| 1971 | #927 | 140 | — | |
| 1970 | #936 | 137 | — | |
| 1969 | #912 | 135 | — | |
| 1968 | #875 | 138 | — | |
| 1967 | #776 | 162 | — | |
| 1966 | #730 | 181 | — | |
| 1965 | #686 | 206 | — | |
| 1964 | #643 | 254 | — | |
| 1963 | #575 | 292 | — | |
| 1962 | #606 | 272 | — | |
| 1961 | #585 | 298 | — | |
| 1960 | #526 | 339 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #507 | 370 | — | |
| 1958 | #506 | 359 | — | |
| 1957 | #465 | 417 | — | |
| 1956 | #452 | 408 | — | |
| 1955 | #413 | 457 | — | |
| 1954 | #429 | 414 | — | |
| 1953 | #393 | 469 | — | |
| 1952 | #383 | 464 | — | |
| 1951 | #354 | 507 | — | |
| 1950 | #328 | 546 | — | |
| 1949 | #322 | 577 | — | |
| 1948 | #322 | 585 | — | |
| 1947 | #328 | 577 | — | |
| 1946 | #314 | 553 | — | |
| 1945 | #300 | 529 | — | |
| 1944 | #278 | 630 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #275 | 643 | — | |
| 1942 | #261 | 694 | — | |
| 1941 | #245 | 702 | — | |
| 1940 | #242 | 688 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #218 | 765 | — | |
| 1938 | #219 | 775 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #211 | 790 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #218 | 748 | — | |
| 1935 | #203 | 841 | — | |
| 1934 | #197 | 908 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #188 | 902 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #203 | 891 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #188 | 965 | — | |
| 1930 | #174 | 1,142 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #179 | 1,124 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #173 | 1,201 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #167 | 1,302 | — | |
| 1926 | #168 | 1,366 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #168 | 1,404 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #167 | 1,449 | — | |
| 1923 | #161 | 1,475 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #158 | 1,522 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #156 | 1,553 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #149 | 1,566 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #153 | 1,444 | — | |
| 1918 | #150 | 1,504 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #145 | 1,450 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #141 | 1,459 | — | |
| 1915 | #140 | 1,368 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #131 | 1,152 | — | |
| 1913 | #132 | 943 | — | |
| 1912 | #128 | 899 | — | |
| 1911 | #117 | 749 | — | |
| 1910 | #108 | 793 | — | |
| 1909 | #110 | 667 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #105 | 677 | — | |
| 1907 | #108 | 617 | — | |
| 1906 | #106 | 618 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #102 | 628 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #107 | 569 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | #108 | 536 | — | |
| 1902 | #100 | 587 | — | |
| 1901 | #107 | 493 | — | |
| 1900 | #106 | 623 | — | |
| 1899 | #102 | 520 | — | |
| 1898 | #98 | 607 | — | |
| 1897 | #106 | 488 | — | |
| 1896 | #96 | 527 | — | |
| 1895 | #96 | 552 | — | |
| 1894 | #84 | 619 | — | |
| 1893 | #89 | 537 | — | |
| 1892 | #82 | 585 | — | |
| 1891 | #89 | 497 | — | |
| 1890 | #85 | 510 | — | |
| 1889 | #79 | 516 | — | |
| 1888 | #78 | 541 | — | |
| 1887 | #82 | 408 | — | |
| 1886 | #76 | 443 | — | |
| 1885 | #74 | 445 | — | |
| 1884 | #77 | 393 | — | |
| 1883 | #73 | 387 | — | |
| 1882 | #73 | 380 | — | |
| 1881 | #72 | 317 | — | |
| 1880 | #68 | 365 | #909 | 5 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Flora was already there! It came in at #68, and was given to 365 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1982–1996, when fewer than 88 girls a year got the name.
Where Flora is popular in 1919
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#47 · 1 in 180
- Mississippi#59 · 1 in 219
- Alabama#75 · 1 in 278
- Hawaii#86 · 1 in 285
- Kentucky#89 · 1 in 365
Best ever in a state: #17 in Alaska, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #47 | 18 | 1 in 180 |
| Mississippi | #59 | 100 | 1 in 219 |
| Alabama | #75 | 111 | 1 in 278 |
| Hawaii | #86 | 10 | 1 in 285 |
| Kentucky | #89 | 74 | 1 in 365 |
| Colorado | #103 | 19 | 1 in 407 |
| North Carolina | #108 | 85 | 1 in 424 |
| Arkansas | #115 | 45 | 1 in 451 |
| California | #123 | 44 | 1 in 529 |
| Idaho | #124 | 9 | 1 in 459 |
| Oklahoma | #124 | 44 | 1 in 505 |
| Maine | #127 | 12 | 1 in 497 |
| Tennessee | #130 | 46 | 1 in 562 |
| Georgia | #133 | 64 | 1 in 580 |
| Oregon | #136 | 9 | 1 in 588 |
| Massachusetts | #144 | 39 | 1 in 891 |
| South Carolina | #145 | 33 | 1 in 717 |
| Virginia | #145 | 38 | 1 in 722 |
| West Virginia | #145 | 24 | 1 in 700 |
| Texas | #148 | 82 | 1 in 632 |
| Florida | #153 | 16 | 1 in 632 |
| New Jersey | #154 | 33 | 1 in 928 |
| Kansas | #155 | 19 | 1 in 814 |
| Missouri | #157 | 35 | 1 in 827 |
| Utah | #158 | 7 | 1 in 672 |
| Connecticut | #159 | 14 | 1 in 967 |
| Maryland | #167 | 13 | 1 in 1,073 |
| North Dakota | #168 | 8 | 1 in 889 |
| Rhode Island | #171 | 5 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Illinois | #172 | 55 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Louisiana | #173 | 30 | 1 in 725 |
| Montana | #177 | 6 | 1 in 902 |
| South Dakota | #177 | 7 | 1 in 889 |
| New York | #178 | 88 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Ohio | #181 | 40 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Indiana | #191 | 18 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Pennsylvania | #192 | 58 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Nebraska | #201 | 10 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Michigan | #209 | 21 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Washington | #238 | 6 | 1 in 1,611 |
| Wisconsin | #239 | 11 | 1 in 2,073 |
| Minnesota | #257 | 10 | 1 in 2,137 |
| Iowa | #314 | 7 | 1 in 2,934 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Flora
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 38 spots since 2024 (#645 → #607)
- 317 spots since 2020 (#924 → #607)
- 730 spots since 2015 (#1,337 → #607)
- Biggest jump: 276 spots in 2021 (#924 → #648)
- Biggest drop: 99 spots in 1968 (#776 → #875)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #68 (365 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 86 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 19 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1880–1896
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1880–1972
Share of babies · girls
1 in 249
- Highest: 1 in 249 girls born in 1880 were named Flora (0.40%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,328 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 19.7% of all girls named Flora (13,962) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,195 | #68 (1880) | #75 |
| 1890s | 5,442 | #82 (1892) | #93 |
| 1900s | 6,015 | #100 (1902) | #106 |
| 1910s | 11,761 | #108 (1910) | #135 |
| 1920s | 13,962 | #149 (1920) | #165 |
| 1930s | 8,727 | #174 (1930) | #202 |
| 1940s | 6,178 | #242 (1940) | #289 |
| 1950s | 4,411 | #328 (1950) | #423 |
| 1960s | 2,277 | #526 (1960) | #691 |
| 1970s | 1,140 | #927 (1971) | #1,090 |
| 1980s | 830 | #1,152 (1980) | #1,514 |
| 1990s | 717 | #1,682 (1997) | #2,007 |
| 2000s | 1,008 | #1,611 (2001) | #1,911 |
| 2010s | 1,801 | #939 (2019) | #1,375 |
| 2020s | 2,507 | #607 (2025) | #705 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Flora in 1919
girls
#153
1,444 births · 1 in 783 girls
Top girls' names in 1919
More about 1919
girls
1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 783 of them was named Flora, which outranked 97.2% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Flora
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.