BabyNameScore

Flora

FLOR·uh · 2 syllables

Flora feels distinctive without creating everyday friction in daily use.

89/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Effortless

    A documented English pronunciation is on file: FLOR-uh.

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    Shortens naturally in everyday use, with two established short forms.

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

COMMON FORMS
Flo
Florrie
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
Fiore
Flor
Fleur
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

"Flower," from the Latin word flos (genitive floris). As a personal name it is also directly the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.

  1. flos / floris (Latin, "flower").
  2. Mythological and religious contextFlora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, one of twelve Roman deities honored with a dedicated priest (the flamen Floralis); her cult is described as ancient, with an altar tradition attributed to King Titus Tatius and a founding of her religious office sometimes credited to King Numa Pompilius. Her Greek counterpart was the nymph Chloris, whose mythology (pursued and married by the wind god Favonius/Zephyrus, who granted her dominion over flowers) became merged with Flora's through Hellenizing syncretism. Her festival, the Floralia, was first instituted in 240 BCE and held between April 28 and May 3, featuring floral decorations, theatrical farces, and (on its final day) hunts of goats and hares; a dedicated temple was built in 238 BCE.
POPULARITY

Flora over time

United States
#607RANK

Rank #607 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #607 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

FLOR·uh

STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

COMMON FORMS
  • Flo
  • Florrie
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • FioreIT
  • FlorES/PT
  • FleurFR
PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Two syllables and phonetically simple across English and most Romance/Germanic languages; the flower/springtime meaning reads well for a young child.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Reads as classic, elegant, and internationally legible for an adult woman, with a botanical association (flowers, springtime) that carries warm, gentle connotations across many European cultures.

More about Flora

FORMALITY

Flora functions as a complete formal given name; Flo and Florrie serve as its informal short forms.

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Flora is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

A documented English pronunciation is on file. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

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Flora