Total births
127
Girls' name · since 1974
Flower
127 babies named Flower in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13854
- among girls today
- 127
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other girls
Flower currently ranks #13854 among girls' names in America, with 127 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flower has been recorded 127 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #13854 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #13854 among girls today
- 127 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
- 22% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Flower is currently the #13854 girls' name in America, more common than 22% of girls - 127 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13854
- among girls today
- 127
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other girls
Flower vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13854
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 22% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Flower was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
9 babies were named Flower in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Flower compares
127 29th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Flower's all-time total is 67% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Flower | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 127 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Flower's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Flower splits its recorded history at 2010: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Flower at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#13,854
Active since
1974
Flower popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Flower by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Flower's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Flower births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Flower? ▼
Since 1974, Social Security records show 127 babies named Flower. Today it holds rank #13854 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 9 births.
When was Flower most popular? ▼
Flower was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Flower been used? ▼
Flower has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 52 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Flower? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Florence, Flora, Flossie, Florine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Flower's data
- Flower's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Flower
Nearby Names Like Flower
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Flower
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Flora Girl
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Flossie Girl
21,808 births
Florine Girl
11,254 births
Flor Girl
#1827 7,608 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Flower: #13854 Girls' Name - 127 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/flower. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Flower draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.