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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #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 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedAKMaine: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,237 girlsMEVermont: #94 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 347 girlsVTNew 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: #258 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,407 girlsILWisconsin: #335 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,545 girlsWIMichigan: #231 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,154 girlsMINew York: #253 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,275 girlsNYMassachusetts: #243 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,026 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: #330 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,865 girlsINOhio: #229 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,039 girlsOHPennsylvania: #267 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,842 girlsPANew Jersey: #306 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsNJConnecticut: #163 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsCTCalifornia: #276 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,938 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedUTColorado: #160 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 720 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedNEMissouri: #226 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsMOKentucky: #133 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 585 girlsKYWest Virginia: #182 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsWVVirginia: #209 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,421 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedDEArizona: #159 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 570 girlsAZNew Mexico: #36 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 157 girlsNMKansas: #175 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsKSArkansas: #124 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 524 girlsARTennessee: #223 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,321 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #153 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 685 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #159 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 713 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #211 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsOKLouisiana: #252 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsLAMississippi: #101 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 380 girlsMSAlabama: #140 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 591 girlsALGeorgia: #170 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 794 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Flora, so not publishedHITexas: #232 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsTXFlorida: #277 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,574 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#36 · 1 in 157
  2. Vermont#94 · 1 in 347
  3. Mississippi#101 · 1 in 380
  4. Arkansas#124 · 1 in 524
  5. Kentucky#133 · 1 in 585

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#36311 in 157
Vermont#9471 in 347
Mississippi#101561 in 380
Arkansas#124331 in 524
Kentucky#133441 in 585
Alabama#140481 in 591
North Carolina#153521 in 685
Arizona#15971 in 570
South Carolina#159281 in 713
Colorado#160111 in 720
Connecticut#16381 in 1,154
Georgia#170371 in 794
Kansas#175121 in 1,037
West Virginia#182181 in 1,020
Maine#20751 in 1,237
Virginia#209161 in 1,421
Oklahoma#211191 in 1,051
Tennessee#223201 in 1,321
Missouri#226161 in 1,614
Ohio#229231 in 2,039
Michigan#231181 in 2,154
Texas#232481 in 1,144
Massachusetts#24391 in 3,026
Louisiana#252161 in 1,280
New York#253361 in 2,275
Illinois#258211 in 2,407
Pennsylvania#267251 in 2,842
California#276191 in 1,938
Florida#27781 in 1,574
New Jersey#30661 in 3,918
Indiana#33061 in 3,865
Wisconsin#33551 in 4,545
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maryland
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
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
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 1936

girls
#218
748 births · 1 in 1,391 girls

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #218Flora748
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,391 of them was named Flora, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flora
  1. #215Priscilla758
  2. #216Janie754
  3. #217Ada750
  4. #218Flora748
  5. #218Irma748
  6. #220Inez744
  7. #221Beulah743
  8. #221Mabel743

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. 3,238Shelba#3,742#504
  2. 662Shelby#840#178
  3. 600Wendy#1,418#818
  4. 588Deanna#1,356#768
  5. 546Shari#1,514#968
Fallers
  1. 1,028Norita#713#1,741
  2. 506Vernetta#974#1,480
  3. 461Ozella#984#1,445
  4. 400Shirleyann#896#1,296
  5. 342Idell#925#1,267

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

See the top 100 for 1936