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The baby name Flora is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈflɔːrə/ (FLOH-ruh or FLOR-uh).

Flora is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /ˈflɔːrə/ (FLOH-ruh or FLOR-uh)

What is the meaning of the name Flora ?

The baby name Flora is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈflɔːrə/ (FLOH-ruh or FLOR-uh).

Flora is Latin in Origin.

Flora is a feminine name from Latin Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, ultimately from flos, floris “flower” and the verb florere “to bloom.” As a mythological theonym and clear nature word, it spread across Europe and kept its form in many languages.

Use was bolstered by saints named Flora (of Córdoba and of Beaulieu), revived with Renaissance classicism, and blossomed in the 19th‑century taste for botanical names; in Scotland it was helped by Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald. After a mid‑20th‑century dip in the U.S. and U.K., the name has rebounded with vintage and nature trends. Variants and cognates include Flóra (Hungarian/Icelandic), Flòraidh (Scottish Gaelic), Flore and Fleur (French), Fiora, Fiore, and Fiorella (Italian), Florina, Florinda, Floriana, and Flor (Romance), plus related English Florence (from Florentia). Diminutives: Flo, Florrie, Flor.

Flora has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Flora

Flora Tristan Politician · Born 1803 · France Flora Tristan was a French-Peruvian writer and socialist activist best known for her pioneering role in early feminist theory. She is especially remembered for works like Peregrinations of a Pariah and The Workers' Union. Flora Robson Actor · Born 1902 · United Kingdom Flora Robson was an English actress best known for her powerful stage and film performances in dramatic roles. She became especially famous for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Fire Over England and The Sea Hawk, and her work ranged widely from royal characters to darker, more intense parts. Floriana Lima Actor · Born 1981 · United States Floriana Lima is an American actor best known for her role as Maggie Sawyer on the TV series Supergirl. She has also appeared in The Punisher and Lethal Weapon, showcasing her versatility across different genres.
Flora Karimova Actor · Born 1941 · Soviet Union Flora Karimova is best known as an Azerbaijani pop, mugam, and opera singer, and she is also an actress. Born on July 23, 1941, she became a prominent figure in Azerbaijani music and performance.

Celebrity babies named Flora

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Flora Nolan Emma Thomas film producer ★★★★★ Christopher Nolan film director ★★★★★
Flora Gill Amber Rudd journalist ★★★★★ A. A. Gill journalist ★★★★★

Flora – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
AL Girls 0 #24 461 4,141
BI Girls 0 #29 5 726
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
MO 0 #39 14 2,706
GE 0 #43 2 997
Austria Girls 2024 #44 171 60
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
CM 0 #46 10 2,592
NL Girls 2014 #53 9 73
AL 0 #56 20 2,372
CY 0 #56 5 1,632
AZ Girls 0 #64 11 1,051
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AO 0 #70 8 2,729
CN 0 #71 15 3,857
GR Girls 0 #76 221 6,293
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
SI Girls 0 #77 114 2,769
SI 0 #77 4 1,612
TW 0 #81 20 4,523
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CY Girls 0 #82 40 3,755
Sweden Girls 2022 #87 105 1,568
BN Girls 0 #89 18 5,459
ID Girls 0 #89 10 3,319
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
SD 0 #99 4 2,130
HU 0 #102 13 1,675
GE Girls 0 #104 5 1,564
BO Girls 0 #105 1,908 9,488
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
Canada Girls 2024 #106 218 2,795
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
Switzerland Girls 2024 #111 25 1,786
GR 0 #112 23 3,911
AO Girls 0 #116 102 4,575
HK Girls 0 #116 1,420 16,104
KW 0 #116 6 5,216
EC 0 #119 3 2,502
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CM Girls 0 #126 908 11,671
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
RS Girls 0 #132 6 1,651
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BW Girls 0 #135 14 4,216
CN Girls 0 #135 311 8,829
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MO Girls 0 #135 126 7,056
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
Belgium Girls 2024 #142 44 424
TW Girls 0 #145 144 8,139
HK 0 #146 251 8,483
CR 0 #147 12 5,526
MT Girls 0 #147 7 3,773
PR Girls 0 #151 11 3,171
LU Girls 0 #162 24 4,850
NA Girls 0 #163 62 7,146
HU Girls 0 #164 64 3,308
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
France Girls 2021 #181 282 3,185
AE 0 #182 6 10,220
BO 0 #185 228 6,868
AR 0 #186 8 2,915
France Boys 1939 #197 3 663
LT Girls 0 #199 2 1,904
Austria 0 #201 13 850
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
IT Girls 0 #208 10,355 9,415
CR Girls 0 #209 461 11,342
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
PS 0 #218 9 5,692
EC Girls 0 #220 20 3,650
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
BG Girls 0 #229 3 3,559
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
BD 0 #233 9 5,992
PT 0 #233 14 4,161
JP Girls 0 #235 11 6,592
PE Girls 0 #235 1,944 14,861
NG 0 #242 23 5,926
SG 0 #244 26 11,010
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
SD Girls 0 #256 91 7,678
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
QA Girls 0 #261 56 15,378
IL 0 #264 11 6,291
MY 0 #266 65 12,352
NG Girls 0 #268 1,020 15,093
GR Boys 0 #269 5 6,912
PT Girls 0 #269 210 7,952
GH Girls 0 #270 55 6,973
JM Girls 0 #275 4 7,507
PH Girls 0 #276 116 13,098
HR Girls 0 #279 11 3,687
AL Boys 0 #281 18 5,122
MU Girls 0 #284 68 8,539
PE 0 #289 22 6,350
GT 0 #291 24 5,948
DK Girls 0 #292 25 7,429
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
Austria Girls 0 #298 127 1,885
KZ Girls 0 #300 21 5,862
SA 0 #307 6 10,560
JO Girls 0 #315 11 7,570
BD Girls 0 #316 71 8,413
OM Girls 0 #317 80 15,987
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
BR 0 #333 13 5,969
SG Girls 0 #336 266 18,916
KW Girls 0 #338 179 19,177
PL Girls 0 #338 17 5,096
PL Boys 0 #338 3 6,459
Spain Girls 0 #340 1,178 5,561
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PA Girls 0 #364 121 9,861
MY Girls 0 #367 932 24,821
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
YE 0 #369 13 8,639
Finland Girls 0 #374 18 1,368
IT 0 #375 449 4,183
NL 0 #375 17 2,481
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
EG 0 #384 17 6,387
MX 0 #388 26 8,339
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
RU Girls 0 #389 112 11,913
Spain 0 #396 57 2,326
CL 0 #400 12 6,867
GT Girls 0 #401 105 7,500
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
Germany 0 #420 18 2,542
ZA 0 #426 22 14,421
AR Girls 0 #431 177 8,289
AE Girls 0 #435 119 20,968
PS Girls 0 #441 83 10,981
ZA Girls 0 #444 1,190 25,928
UY Girls 0 #449 62 6,731
IL Girls 0 #457 164 11,648
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
CO 0 #466 15 7,768
IQ Girls 0 #475 30 11,303
IR Girls 0 #476 55 8,334
CL Girls 0 #478 441 14,098
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
GT Boys 0 #493 7 7,625
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
MX Girls 0 #506 1,164 17,781
United States Girls 2024 #508 452 8,487
LY 0 #510 26 12,703
BH 0 #512 42 17,937
CM Boys 0 #515 36 12,054
HK Boys 0 #517 11 12,905
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
BO Boys 0 #572 21 9,244
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
IN Girls 0 #606 26 13,121
LB 0 #612 47 13,263
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
MA 0 #644 589 20,986
Germany Girls 0 #653 189 4,949
Finland Girls 2026 #662 77 3,895
SY 0 #673 56 11,684
DZ 0 #682 559 20,130
CL Boys 0 #695 6 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
CO Girls 0 #702 429 16,140
BR Girls 0 #703 244 12,708
TN 0 #704 126 13,765
SA Girls 0 #731 205 25,931
NL Girls 0 #735 222 5,933
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
EG Girls 0 #764 197 14,742
BR Boys 0 #779 7 12,213
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
PE Boys 0 #859 20 14,506
Spain Boys 0 #911 20 5,610
OM Boys 0 #911 8 17,948
EG Boys 0 #917 9 15,035
NG Boys 0 #934 18 16,906
MX Boys 0 #972 11 16,355
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,081 12 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,085 27 25,439
TR 0 #1,129 83 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,138 41 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,371 101 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,604 11 28,008

Flora is popular in 91 countries — most recent births per country:

France
NL
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada
Wallonia, Belgium

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People also ask about Flora

Flora is predominantly a girl's name.
Flora is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈflɔːrə/ (FLOH-ruh or FLOR-uh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Flo, Flor, Flore, Florie, Florina and Floriana.
Across languages, Flora has these equivalents: Flor (Spanish/Portuguese/Catalan), Fleur (French), Fiore / Fiorella / Fiora (Italian), Flóra (Hungarian/Czech), Bluma (Yiddish), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Flora ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Flora ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Flora's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #149 in 2011 to #181 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 4 notable people named Flora are in our database, including Flora Tristan (Politician), Flora Robson (Actor), Floriana Lima (Actor).
Yes — at least 2 celebrity couples have chosen Flora for their child, including Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan.