Flora is a distinctive choice, ranked #256 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Flora in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#256
US Rank #648
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #648 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Flora
Unlikely. With around 190 UK babies named Flora per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Flora in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Flora is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 60 places over the last five years to #256 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 Elizabeth Fraser Soros is an English writer of historical biographies.; Flora Shaw, Baroness Lugard — Flora Louise Shaw, Baroness Lugard, was a British journalist and writer.; Flora Purim — Flora Purim is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style..
Flora ranks #648 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
190
UK babies named Flora (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 60 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
Likely around 1 other Flora in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Flora
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Flora Zuni was a member of the Zuni tribe and a native speaker of the Zuni language. Zuni learned to speak English at boarding school in Black Rock, Arizona, United States.
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Flora Purim is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke.
Flora MacDonald was a member of the minor gentry from the Outer Hebrides. She is best known for helping Charles Edward Stuart evade government troops after the Battle of Culloden in April 1746.
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. Flora Amussen was the daughter of jeweler Carl Christian Amussen and his wife, Barbara McIsaac Smith.
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