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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedMEVermont: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedMNIllinois: #436 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,246 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedWIMichigan: #422 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,533 girlsMINew York: #581 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 9,049 girlsNYMassachusetts: #373 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,894 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: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedIAIndiana: #390 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,700 girlsINOhio: #424 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,672 girlsOHPennsylvania: #490 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,909 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #539 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 6,311 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedNEMissouri: #408 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,657 girlsMOKentucky: #261 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsKYWest Virginia: #353 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,469 girlsWVVirginia: #288 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,326 girlsVAMaryland: #388 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,472 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedDEArizona: #285 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,593 girlsAZNew Mexico: #253 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsNMKansas: #410 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,279 girlsKSArkansas: #190 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsARTennessee: #387 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,202 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #288 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,230 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #205 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #260 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsOKLouisiana: #368 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,849 girlsLAMississippi: #158 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 696 girlsMSAlabama: #192 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsALGeorgia: #337 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,786 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedHITexas: #425 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,694 girlsTXFlorida: #322 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#158 · 1 in 696
  2. Arkansas#190 · 1 in 1,023
  3. Alabama#192 · 1 in 1,069
  4. South Carolina#205 · 1 in 1,110
  5. New Mexico#253 · 1 in 1,287

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#158401 in 696
Arkansas#190191 in 1,023
Alabama#192341 in 1,069
South Carolina#205261 in 1,110
New Mexico#25381 in 1,287
Oklahoma#260111 in 2,004
Kentucky#261151 in 2,193
Arizona#28571 in 1,593
North Carolina#288231 in 2,230
Virginia#288171 in 2,326
Florida#322141 in 2,552
Georgia#337161 in 2,786
West Virginia#35361 in 3,469
Louisiana#368131 in 2,849
Massachusetts#37371 in 6,894
Tennessee#38791 in 4,202
Maryland#38861 in 4,472
Indiana#390101 in 4,700
Missouri#40891 in 4,657
Kansas#41051 in 4,279
Michigan#422151 in 5,533
Ohio#424171 in 5,672
Texas#425301 in 3,694
Illinois#436181 in 5,246
Pennsylvania#490141 in 7,909
California#539221 in 6,311
New York#581171 in 9,049
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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 1953

girls
#393
469 births · 1 in 4,011 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #393Flora469
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 4,011 of them was named Flora, which outranked 94.0% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flora
  1. #389Isabel480
  2. #391Cherie477
  3. #392Yvette470
  4. #393Flora469
  5. #394Ava462
  6. #395Melba460
  7. #396Jeanie459
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →