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“Flower” — Latin origin
Girl's name · #607 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Flora was #68 in 1880, slipped to #2290 by 1996, and has climbed back to #607 today. Roughly 71,000 girls have been named Flora since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Flora's short forms are Flo, Flossie, and Florrie.
Around the world: #15 in Hungary (2025) · #32 in Austria (2025) · #56 in Slovenia (2025) · #74 in Sweden (2025) · #96 in Scotland (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 519 notable people named Flora:
Entertainers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Flora Robson, English actress (1902-1984).
Similar names: Louisa · Florence · Zora · Estella · Lenora · Della
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