# Flavia (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/flavia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “yellow” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfleɪ.vi.ə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,843 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,843 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 266, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Latin Flavia, feminine form of the gens name Flavius, probably from flavus (“yellow”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 9,352 |
| 2012 | 13 | 8,805 |
| 2013 | 14 | 8,281 |
| 2014 | 14 | 8,204 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10,379 |
| 2016 | 22 | 5,854 |
| 2017 | 18 | 6,630 |
| 2018 | 17 | 6,900 |
| 2019 | 16 | 7,134 |
| 2020 | 17 | 6,731 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8,657 |
| 2022 | 18 | 6,540 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10,598 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9,791 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8,027 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,521 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,649 |
| 2014 | 13 | 2,058 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1,865 |
| 2016 | 13 | 2,120 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1,911 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1,711 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1,854 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,449 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,711 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,673 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,788 |

## People named Flavia

- Flávia Saraiva, Brazilian artistic gymnast
- Flávia Alessandra, Brazilian actress
- Flavia de Oliveira, Brazilian model
- Flavia Bujor, French writer and literary critic
- Flavia de Lima, Brazilian athlete
- Flávia Arruda, Brazilian politician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.