How Many People Are Named Flora?
An estimated 16,828 people in the United States have the first name Flora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Flora peaked in popularity in 1920 with 1,573 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Flora as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Flora paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Flora is overwhelmingly female, 172 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
16,828
About 1 in 20,368 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1920
1,573 births
Total Registered
70,655
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Flora
Flora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 70,655 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Flora as a male name
Ranked #4,235 in 1960
5 male births in 1960
Peak: 1923 (14 births)
Flora as a female name
Ranked #648 in 2024
452 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (1,566 births)
Flora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Flora span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 14,025 babies were registered. Flora has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Flora by Decade
How has Flora tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,200 | 5 | 4,195 | |
| 1890s | 5,442 | 0 | 5,442 | |
| 1900s | 6,038 | 23 | 6,015 | |
| 1910s | 11,779 | 18 | 11,761 | |
| 1920s | 14,025 | 63 | 13,962 | |
| 1930s | 8,772 | 45 | 8,727 | |
| 1940s | 6,192 | 13 | 6,179 | |
| 1950s | 4,411 | 0 | 4,411 | |
| 1960s | 2,282 | 5 | 2,277 | |
| 1970s | 1,139 | 0 | 1,139 | |
| 1980s | 829 | 0 | 829 | |
| 1990s | 718 | 0 | 718 | |
| 2000s | 1,008 | 0 | 1,008 | |
| 2010s | 1,800 | 0 | 1,800 | |
| 2020s | 2,020 | 0 | 2,020 | |
Flora by State
Birth registrations for Flora span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Alabama, New York. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 1,023 Floras were registered per state.
Flora + Last Name Combinations
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Flora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Flora?
We estimate approximately 16,828 people named Flora are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 20,368 Americans share this first name.
Is Flora a common name?
Flora is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 70,655 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Flora most popular?
Flora reached peak popularity in 1920, when 1,573 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Flora is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Flora a female name?
Flora is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Flora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Flora Smith, Flora Johnson, Flora Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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