Flower
A feminine name meaning "bloom" or "blossom" of a plant.
Name Census estimates that about 116 living Americans carry the first name Flower. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Flower today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Flower births was 2021 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Flower. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
116
~ 1 in 2,954,779 Americans
Peak year
2021
9 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,995
Tracked since 1974
Census
Flower in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 475 people with the first name Flower, which placed it at #21,400 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,400
National first-name rank
People counted
475
475 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
33.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Flower
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Flower is Hispanic at 33.3%. The next largest groups are White (31.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Flower described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Flower at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino33.3% · 158
- White31.6% · 150
- Asian and Pacific Islander15.6% · 74
- Black or African American13.5% · 64
- Two or more races3.6% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 12
Popularity
Flower: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Flower from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 37 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Flower remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Flower by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Flower during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Flower
The name Flower is derived from the Old English word "blostma," which means "flower" or "blossom." This name emerged in England during the Middle Ages, around the 12th century, as a reference to the beauty and delicacy of flowers.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Flower can be found in the 13th-century manuscript "The Life of St. Margaret of Cortona." In this text, a character named Flower is mentioned, suggesting that the name was in use during that time period.
Throughout history, the name Flower has been associated with various literary works and historical figures. In the 14th century, a character named Flower appeared in the poem "The Flower and the Leaf" by Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the most renowned poets of the Middle Ages.
In the 16th century, Flower Luckyn (1556-1622) was a notable English woman who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I. Her name reflects the popularity of the name during the Elizabethan era.
Another notable figure with the name Flower was Flower Newhouse (1909-1994), an American author and spiritual teacher who founded the Christward Ministry and wrote several books on metaphysics and mysticism.
In the realm of art, Flower Michæla (1856-1932) was a Norwegian painter known for her portraits and landscapes. Her name served as a reflection of her artistic appreciation for the beauty of nature.
Flower Arbuthnot (1886-1964) was a British author and playwright who wrote several novels and plays during the early 20th century, including the novel "The Masqueraders."
While the name Flower may not be as common today as it once was, its historical significance and connection to nature and beauty continue to make it a unique and captivating choice for a first name.
People
Flower + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Flower as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Flower: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Flower?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 116 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Flower going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,954,779 US residents.
Is Flower a common name?
We classify Flower as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 118 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Flower most popular?
The single biggest year for Flower was 2021, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Flower is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Flower in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 475 people with the name Flower, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,400 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Flower in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Flower?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Flower leans strongly female. 447 people counted with this name were female (95.7%), compared with 20 male bearers (4.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Flower?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Flower is Hispanic at 33.3%. The next largest groups are White (31.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Flower most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Flower in the 2020 Census, accounting for 33.3% (158 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Flower in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Flower a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Flower in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Flower still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Flower in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Flower can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Flower as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Flower, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.