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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
70,971
since 1880

Flora over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #68, 1880girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#607483—
2024#645455—
2023#682428—
2022#726402—
2021#648460—
2020#924279—
2019#939281—
2018#1,051244—
2017#1,114226—
2016#1,252195—
2015#1,337177—
2014#1,368170—
2013#1,524144—
2012#1,663128—
2011#1,708122—
2010#1,794114—
2009#1,989104—
2008#1,890112—
2007#1,886110—
2006#2,14990—
2005#1,690117—
2004#1,94296—
2003#2,18779—
2002#2,00487—
2001#1,611114—
2000#1,75999—
1999#1,97579—
1998#1,94078—
1997#1,68293—
1996#2,28258—
1995#2,21660—
1994#2,23259—
1993#2,12763—
1992#1,94771—
1991#1,91373—
1990#1,75583—
1989#1,78775—
1988#1,76971—
1987#1,79265—
1986#1,57276—
1985#1,49382—
1984#1,39783—
1983#1,43481—
1982#1,39987—
1981#1,34093—
1980#1,152117—
1979#1,39488—
1978#1,176107—
1977#1,191103—
1976#1,055116—
1975#1,145101—
1974#1,063111—
1973#1,047111—
1972#963126—
1971#927140—
1970#936137—
1969#912135—
1968#875138—
1967#776162—
1966#730181—
1965#686206—
1964#643254—
1963#575292—
1962#606272—
1961#585298—
1960#526339#4,0385
1959#507370—
1958#506359—
1957#465417—
1956#452408—
1955#413457—
1954#429414—
1953#393469—
1952#383464—
1951#354507—
1950#328546—
1949#322577—
1948#322585—
1947#328577—
1946#314553—
1945#300529—
1944#278630#3,1096
1943#275643—
1942#261694—
1941#245702—
1940#242688#2,8717
1939#218765—
1938#219775#2,4799
1937#211790#3,5185
1936#218748—
1935#203841—
1934#197908#3,6795
1933#188902#2,5429
1932#203891#3,0927
1931#188965—
1930#1741,142#2,60910
1929#1791,124#2,9808
1928#1731,201#3,6976
1927#1671,302—
1926#1681,366#3,1398
1925#1681,404#3,4087
1924#1671,449—
1923#1611,475#2,22414
1922#1581,522#3,8726
1921#1561,553#3,5177
1920#1491,566#3,4897
1919#1531,444—
1918#1501,504#4,1795
1917#1451,450#3,5456
1916#1411,459—
1915#1401,368#3,0827
1914#1311,152—
1913#132943—
1912#128899—
1911#117749—
1910#108793—
1909#110667#1,4405
1908#105677—
1907#108617—
1906#106618#1,2535
1905#102628#1,2335
1904#107569#8748
1903#108536—
1902#100587—
1901#107493—
1900#106623—
1899#102520—
1898#98607—
1897#106488—
1896#96527—
1895#96552—
1894#84619—
1893#89537—
1892#82585—
1891#89497—
1890#85510—
1889#79516—
1888#78541—
1887#82408—
1886#76443—
1885#74445—
1884#77393—
1883#73387—
1882#73380—
1881#72317—
1880#68365#9095
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 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedAKMaine: #165 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 920 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #122 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 630 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #307 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,263 girlsMNIllinois: #204 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsILWisconsin: #359 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,827 girlsWIMichigan: #250 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,213 girlsMINew York: #206 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,475 girlsNYMassachusetts: #171 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,441 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedNVWyoming: #91 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 302 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedSDIowa: #266 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsIAIndiana: #207 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsINOhio: #166 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsOHPennsylvania: #166 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsPANew Jersey: #188 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsNJConnecticut: #159 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsCTCalifornia: #241 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,552 girlsCAUtah: #161 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 683 girlsUTColorado: #142 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 640 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedNEMissouri: #196 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsMOKentucky: #132 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 546 girlsKYWest Virginia: #150 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 707 girlsWVVirginia: #176 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 961 girlsVAMaryland: #225 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,088 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedDEArizona: #189 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 731 girlsAZNew Mexico: #20 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 120 girlsNMKansas: #215 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsKSArkansas: #142 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 592 girlsARTennessee: #167 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 814 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #141 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 633 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #137 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 640 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #169 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 767 girlsOKLouisiana: #156 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 642 girlsLAMississippi: #95 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 356 girlsMSAlabama: #97 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 379 girlsALGeorgia: #122 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 532 girlsGAHawaii: #59 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 216 girlsHITexas: #140 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 620 girlsTXFlorida: #127 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 504 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#20 · 1 in 120
  2. Hawaii#59 · 1 in 216
  3. Wyoming#91 · 1 in 302
  4. Mississippi#95 · 1 in 356
  5. Alabama#97 · 1 in 379

Best ever in a state: #17 in Alaska, 1935.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#20381 in 120
Hawaii#59161 in 216
Wyoming#9151 in 302
Mississippi#95621 in 356
Alabama#97791 in 379
Georgia#122571 in 532
New Hampshire#12251 in 630
Florida#127241 in 504
Kentucky#132501 in 546
South Carolina#137311 in 640
Texas#140961 in 620
North Carolina#141561 in 633
Arkansas#142321 in 592
Colorado#142131 in 640
West Virginia#150261 in 707
Louisiana#156331 in 642
Connecticut#159101 in 1,133
Utah#16171 in 683
Maine#16571 in 920
Ohio#166461 in 1,132
Pennsylvania#166641 in 1,282
Tennessee#167331 in 814
Oklahoma#169311 in 767
Massachusetts#171221 in 1,441
Virginia#176251 in 961
New Jersey#188201 in 1,471
Arizona#18961 in 731
Missouri#196231 in 1,215
Illinois#204381 in 1,505
New York#206651 in 1,475
Indiana#207151 in 1,674
Kansas#215111 in 1,287
Maryland#22561 in 2,088
California#241241 in 1,552
Michigan#250191 in 2,213
Iowa#26681 in 2,342
Minnesota#30761 in 3,263
Wisconsin#35951 in 4,827
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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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s4,195#68 (1880)#75
1890s5,442#82 (1892)#93
1900s6,015#100 (1902)#106
1910s11,761#108 (1910)#135
1920s13,962#149 (1920)#165
1930s8,727#174 (1930)#202
1940s6,178#242 (1940)#289
1950s4,411#328 (1950)#423
1960s2,277#526 (1960)#691
1970s1,140#927 (1971)#1,090
1980s830#1,152 (1980)#1,514
1990s717#1,682 (1997)#2,007
2000s1,008#1,611 (2001)#1,911
2010s1,801#939 (2019)#1,375
2020s2,507#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 1930

girls
#174
1,142 births · 1 in 986 girls
boys
#2,609
10 births · 1 in 109,738 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #174Flora1,142

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #2,609Flora10
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 986 of them was named Flora, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flora
  1. #171Inez1,173
  2. #172Caroline1,160
  3. #173Madeline1,144
  4. #174Flora1,142
  5. #175Rosalie1,120
  6. #176Rebecca1,114
  7. #177Faye1,099
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 109,738 of them was named Flora, which outranked 42.6% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flora
  1. #2,444Woodroe11
  2. #2,444Worley11
  3. #2,444Ysmael11
  4. #2,609Flora10
  5. #2,609Adalberto10
  6. #2,609Agnes10
  7. #2,609Aldrich10
  8. #2,781Alonso9
  9. #2,781Alyn9
  10. #2,781Amando9

Tied with 171 names at #2,609; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1930 →