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The first name Flor

A girl’s name.

1 syllable Female Also a surname

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Flor at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 81 girls born in the United States were named Flor, the 2,263rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 277 were.

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7,700
babies named Flor since 1880
#2,263
rank in 2025
2007
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Flor

5 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Florencia Bertotti
    Argentine actress, born 1983
  • Flor Peeters
    Flemish organist, composer and music pedagogue (1903–1986)
  • Flor Alpaerts
    Belgian composer, conductor, pedagogue (1876–1954)
  • Flor Marina Delgadillo
    Colombian bicycle racer, born 1972
  • Alma Flor Ada
    Cuban-American author and poet, born 1938

Questions

Is Flor a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 7,700 US babies named Flor since 1880 were girls.
When was Flor most popular?
2007 in the United States, when 277 babies were named Flor, its highest rank at 969th.
Is Flor also a surname?
Yes. Flor is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.