Flora
Flora is a female given name: 99% of people named Flora are women, and it is recorded as female in 19 of the 19 countries covered.
Flora · Flóra
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania, Armenia
- Also spelled
- Flóra
- US births since 1880
- 172 male / 67,922 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Flora
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Flora," in English, "Guten Tag Flora," in German. Flora is a female given name: about 99% of people named Flora are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Flora,
German
Guten Tag Flora,
French
Bonjour Flora,
Spanish
Estimado/a Flora:
Chinese
Flora您好：
Japanese
Flora様
English
Hi Flora,
German
Hi Flora,
French
Salut Flora,
Spanish
Hola Flora,
Chinese
Flora你好：
Japanese
Floraさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Albania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 19 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
172 male · 67,922 female · 68,094 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Flora a male or female name?
Flora is a female given name: 99% of people named Flora are women, and it is recorded as female in 19 of the 19 countries covered.
How do I address Flora in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Flora," in English, "Guten Tag Flora," in German. Flora is a female given name: about 99% of people named Flora are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Flora a unisex name?
Flora is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Flora are men. Flora leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Flora a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/flora (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_flora,
title = {Is Flora a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/flora},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}