Flora

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Flora is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name13K records spelled Flora2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Bolivia, United Kingdom, India

  Also written Flóra

• Russian given name12K records spelled Flora30 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, United States, Poland

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish

  Also written Флора, Flóra, Флоры, Flöra, Flörä

• Catalan given name6.5K records spelled Flora2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain

  Also written Floure

74 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Flora is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, Latin; flower; after the Roman goddess of flowers

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• In English, Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Portuguese, flora (plants of a region considered as a group)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, do nome latino Flora; deusa da vegetação, flores e primavera

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• In French, Du latin flora « fleur »; déesse romaine des fleurs.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Flora MacDonaldb. 1722GBBritish patriot (1722-1790)
• Maria Amalia of Saxonyb. 1724ESnot in their usual nameQueen consort of Spain (1724-1760)
• Flora Tristanb. 1803FRFrench writer and suffragist (1803-1844)
• Flora Shawb. 1852GBEnglish journalist and writer, editor (1852-1929)
• Flora Finchb. 1867GBBritish-born film actress (1867-1940)
• Flora Robsonb. 1902GBEnglish actress (1902-1984)
• Flóra Kádárb. 1928HUHungarian actress
• Alejandra Pizarnikb. 1936ARnot in their usual nameArgentinian poet (1936-1972)
• Mary Bellb. 1957GBnot in their usual nameEnglish killer (born 1957)
• Flora Montgomeryb. 1974GBNorthern Irish actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,486 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Flora?

We estimate roughly 95 thousand people bear Flora (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Flora have the most bearers?

Flora is most frequently recorded in Peru, where it is most often spelled flora.

Where is Flora most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Flora is densest in Hungary — about 1 in 788 people — even though Peru holds more of our records for it.

How common is Flora compared with other names?

In Peru, Flora is the 343rd most common given name of 221,790 given names recorded there.

Is Flora a male or female name?

Flora is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Flora mean?

Recorded meaning: Latin floris/flos, ‘flower’; used to translate Irish Biath and Finola.