Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Flora

#477 most common girls' name of all time · #879 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#477
Rank overall
#879 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
71,143
Since 2016
3,453
Peak year
1920 #149
Best rank
#68 1880
Girls Boys peak 1,573/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Flora is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 483 483 #607
2024 455 455 #645
2023 428 428 #682
2022 402 402 #726
2021 460 460 #649
2020 279 279 #924
2019 281 281 #939
2018 244 244 #1,051
2017 226 226 #1,114
2016 195 195 #1,252
2015 177 177 #1,337
2014 170 170 #1,368
2013 144 144 #1,524
2012 128 128 #1,663
2011 122 122 #1,708
2010 114 114 #1,794
2009 104 104 #1,990
2008 112 112 #1,890
2007 110 110 #1,886
2006 90 90 #2,150
2005 117 117 #1,690
2004 96 96 #1,942
2003 79 79 #2,187
2002 87 87 #2,004
2001 114 114 #1,611
2000 99 99 #1,759
1999 79 79 #1,975
1998 78 78 #1,940
1997 93 93 #1,682
1996 58 58 #2,283
1995 60 60 #2,216
1994 59 59 #2,233
1993 63 63 #2,127
1992 71 71 #1,947
1991 73 73 #1,913
1990 83 83 #1,755
1989 75 75 #1,788
1988 71 71 #1,769
1987 65 65 #1,792
1986 76 76 #1,572
1985 82 82 #1,493
1984 83 83 #1,397
1983 81 81 #1,434
1982 87 87 #1,399
1981 93 93 #1,340
1980 117 117 #1,152
1979 88 88 #1,394
1978 107 107 #1,176
1977 103 103 #1,191
1976 116 116 #1,055
1975 101 101 #1,145
1974 111 111 #1,063
1973 111 111 #1,047
1972 126 126 #963
1971 140 140 #928
1970 137 137 #936
1969 135 135 #912
1968 138 138 #875
1967 162 162 #776
1966 181 181 #731
1965 206 206 #686
1964 254 254 #643
1963 292 292 #575
1962 272 272 #606
1961 298 298 #585
1960 339 5 344 #526
1959 370 370 #507
1958 359 359 #506
1957 417 417 #465
1956 408 408 #452
1955 457 457 #413
1954 414 414 #429
1953 469 469 #393
1952 464 464 #383
1951 507 507 #354
1950 546 546 #328
1949 577 577 #322
1948 585 585 #322
1947 577 577 #328
1946 553 553 #314
1945 529 529 #300
1944 630 6 636 #278
1943 643 643 #275
1942 694 694 #261
1941 702 702 #245
1940 688 7 695 #242
1939 765 765 #218
1938 775 9 784 #219
1937 790 5 795 #211
1936 748 748 #218
1935 841 841 #203
1934 908 5 913 #197
1933 902 9 911 #188
1932 891 7 898 #203
1931 965 965 #188
1930 1,142 10 1,152 #174
1929 1,124 8 1,132 #179
1928 1,201 6 1,207 #173
1927 1,302 1,302 #167
1926 1,366 8 1,374 #168
1925 1,404 7 1,411 #168
1924 1,449 1,449 #167
1923 1,475 14 1,489 #161
1922 1,522 6 1,528 #158
1921 1,553 7 1,560 #156
1920 1,566 7 1,573 #149
1919 1,444 1,444 #153
1918 1,504 5 1,509 #150
1917 1,450 6 1,456 #145
1916 1,459 1,459 #141
1915 1,368 7 1,375 #140
1914 1,152 1,152 #131
1913 943 943 #132
1912 899 899 #128
1911 749 749 #117
1910 793 793 #108
1909 667 5 672 #110
1908 677 677 #105
1907 617 617 #108
1906 618 5 623 #106
1905 628 5 633 #102
1904 569 8 577 #107
1903 536 536 #108
1902 587 587 #100
1901 493 493 #107
1900 623 623 #106
1899 520 520 #102
1898 607 607 #98
1897 488 488 #106
1896 527 527 #97
1895 552 552 #96
1894 619 619 #84
1893 537 537 #89
1892 585 585 #82
1891 497 497 #89
1890 510 510 #85
1889 516 516 #79
1888 541 541 #78
1887 408 408 #82
1886 443 443 #76
1885 445 445 #74
1884 393 393 #77
1883 387 387 #73
1882 380 380 #73
1881 317 317 #72
1880 365 5 370 #68