Meaning of the nameFlora

Flora is a feminine name of Latin origin, that of the Roman goddess of flowers, and means 'flower'.

Meaning

“flower”

Source: Wiktionary: Flora · Behind the Name: Flora

People (2022): 10,778
Rank in Brazil: #1,620
Median age: 35 years
2010 Census: 9,561; people

Flora in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Flora, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (2,131 people).

10,728 women 50 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Flora is most common

States with the highest share of people named Flora in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,896	0.007%
Rio de Janeiro	1,303	0.008%
Bahia	1,090	0.008%
Minas Gerais	858	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	756	0.007%
Paraná	538	0.005%
Pernambuco	399	0.004%
Santa Catarina	397	0.005%
Goiás	271	0.004%
Ceará	267	0.003%
Espírito Santo	250	0.007%
Distrito Federal	244	0.009%
Pará	210	0.003%
Maranhão	189	0.003%
Amazonas	145	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	139	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	133	0.005%
Paraíba	127	0.003%
Mato Grosso	108	0.003%
Alagoas	105	0.003%
Piauí	83	0.003%
Sergipe	81	0.004%
Rondônia	60	0.004%
Tocantins	47	0.003%
Roraima	46	0.007%
Acre	19	0.002%
Amapá	17	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Flora

According to Wiktionary, Flora is a learned borrowing from Latin Flōra, the name of the Roman goddess of flowers, linked to Latin flōs, 'flower'. Behind the Name also derives the name from flos, 'flower', and says it has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, beginning in France. The name is almost always female and has two phases: it is common among people born before 1970 and rose again among those born from 2010 on, who now form the largest group. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,778 people named Flora, with a median age of 35.

Sources

Wiktionary: Flora · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Flora · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Flora

What does the name Flora mean?

Flora means “flower”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Flora in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,778 people with the first name Flora, which ranks it number 1,620 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Flora a boy's or a girl's name?

Flora is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,728 women and 50 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Flora?

Flora is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Flora most common?

Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.009% of the state's population is named Flora (244 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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