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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedAKMaine: #175 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 897 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedNHWashington: 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: #258 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,376 girlsMNIllinois: #211 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsILWisconsin: #305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,692 girlsWIMichigan: #286 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsMINew York: #222 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsNYMassachusetts: #202 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,144 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: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedSDIowa: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,618 girlsIAIndiana: #297 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,204 girlsINOhio: #147 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 937 girlsOHPennsylvania: #197 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsPANew Jersey: #201 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsNJConnecticut: #201 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsCTCalifornia: #212 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedUTColorado: #186 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 987 girlsCONebraska: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,706 girlsNEMissouri: #174 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 965 girlsMOKentucky: #143 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 650 girlsKYWest Virginia: #125 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 538 girlsWVVirginia: #165 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 820 girlsVAMaryland: #217 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,643 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedDEArizona: #163 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 614 girlsAZNew Mexico: #28 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 141 girlsNMKansas: #284 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,196 girlsKSArkansas: #138 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 586 girlsARTennessee: #158 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 744 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #170 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 868 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #159 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 770 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #192 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 903 girlsOKLouisiana: #186 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 830 girlsLAMississippi: #127 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 521 girlsMSAlabama: #133 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 554 girlsALGeorgia: #166 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 757 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedHITexas: #231 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsTXFlorida: #117 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 449 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#28 · 1 in 141
  2. Florida#117 · 1 in 449
  3. West Virginia#125 · 1 in 538
  4. Mississippi#127 · 1 in 521
  5. Alabama#133 · 1 in 554

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#28351 in 141
Florida#117261 in 449
West Virginia#125341 in 538
Mississippi#127411 in 521
Alabama#133531 in 554
Arkansas#138321 in 586
Kentucky#143421 in 650
Ohio#147481 in 937
Tennessee#158361 in 744
South Carolina#159271 in 770
Arizona#16361 in 614
Virginia#165281 in 820
Georgia#166401 in 757
North Carolina#170421 in 868
Missouri#174281 in 965
Maine#17571 in 897
Colorado#18681 in 987
Louisiana#186251 in 830
Oklahoma#192251 in 903
Pennsylvania#197461 in 1,546
Connecticut#20151 in 1,845
New Jersey#201141 in 1,689
Massachusetts#202131 in 2,144
Illinois#211301 in 1,649
California#212291 in 1,180
Maryland#21771 in 1,643
New York#222461 in 1,799
Texas#231521 in 1,100
Nebraska#23461 in 1,706
Minnesota#25881 in 2,376
Kansas#28461 in 2,196
Michigan#286131 in 2,816
Indiana#29771 in 3,204
Wisconsin#30561 in 3,692
Iowa#32651 in 3,618
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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 1934

girls
#197
908 births · 1 in 1,150 girls
boys
#3,679
5 births · 1 in 206,519 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #197Flora908

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #3,679Flora5
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,150 of them was named Flora, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flora
  1. #194Glenda921
  2. #195Jeannette919
  3. #196Bettie916
  4. #197Flora908
  5. #198Rosalie901
  6. #199Opal892
  7. #200Nora888
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 206,519 of them was named Flora, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flora
  1. #3,277Zachariah6
  2. #3,277Zander6
  3. #3,277Zeno6
  4. #3,679Flora5
  5. #3,679Abb5
  6. #3,679Acencion5
  7. #3,679Achille5

Tied with 526 names at #3,679; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →