Flora is a distinctive choice, ranked #241 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Flora in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#241
US Rank #607
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About the Name Flora
Flora is steadily gaining in popularity, up 60 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #220 in 2021, and it currently sits at #256. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Flora is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Flora in their class.
In the US it sits at #648 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Flora
Flora Fraser (writer) — Flora Elizabeth Fraser Soros is an English writer of historical biographies.
Flora Zuni — Flora Zuni was a member of the Zuni tribe and a native speaker of the Zuni language.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Flora
Unlikely. With around 193 UK babies named Flora per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Flora in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Flora has been fairly steady, ranked #241 in 2025 against #316 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #220 in 2021.
Flora is more popular in the UK (#256) than in the US (#648). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Flora include: Flora Fraser (writer), Flora Shaw, Baroness Lugard and Flora Purim. Short summaries for each appear below.
Flora ranks #648 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
193
UK babies named Flora (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 75 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Flora
Almost certainly the only Flora in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Flora
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Dame Flora McKenzie Robson was an English actress and star of the theatrical stage and cinema, particularly renowned for her performances in plays demanding dramatic and emotional intensity.
Flora Amussen Benson was the wife of Ezra Taft Benson, the 13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and mother of Reed Benson, political activist.