Flara
A girl's name of Latin origin with 115 recorded U.S. births.
Meaning & Origin
flare (a type of pyrotechnics)
Flara is a girl's baby name of Latin origin, a creative variant of Flora — from the Latin flos meaning 'flower,' the name of the Roman goddess of spring and flowering plants.
Flara gives the classical Flora a slightly more unusual, modern twist. Flora itself is experiencing a revival as part of the broader trend toward botanical nature names, and Flara offers parents a way to tap into that movement with something genuinely distinctive.
EtymologyShow more
The ending of a name often carries more etymological information than the beginning. Flara's final sounds are open, warm — a soft ending that crosses many language boundaries. In English-language naming, many feminine names end on open vowels or soft consonants, creating a melodic, approachable quality. Flara follows that feminine pattern.
Explore the ending-based name pages on this site to find names that share Flara's suffix pattern — names with similar endings often share a style and era, even when they come from different linguistic backgrounds.
At a Glance
Popularity Over Time
Flara has 16+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1905.
Popularity by Decade
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 8 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 55 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 29 | ▲ |
| 1900s | 23 | — |
The Story of Flara
A Greatest Generation name
Peaking in 1920, Flara is a name steeped in history. Girls named Flara are most likely born between 1910 and 1930.
How rare is Flara?
With fewer than 500 recorded births, Flara is an exceptionally rare name — a one-of-a-kind choice.
The journey through the decades
First appeared in the records in 1905, peaked in the 1920s with 55 births that decade, and has since become a rare, vintage choice.
Flara by the numbers
- Would fill 2 school buses
Year-by-Year Data
View complete yearly data(16 years, 1905–1935)
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 8 | #3254 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3810 |
| 1926 | 5 | #5121 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3478 |
| 1923 | 7 | #4112 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3786 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3792 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2975 |
| 1917 | 9 | #3183 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3947 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2216 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2544 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1842 |
| 1908 | 5 | #2228 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1813 |
| 1905 | 5 | #2050 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 1905–1935