girl's name

Fleur

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 9,217

France

#451

2025 births

Fleur is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Fleur is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2006, when 165 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 5,359 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Fleur over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,315
1,315
'00 '10 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Fleur by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 15
1910s 5
1960s 5
1970s 780
1980s 1,120
1990s 705
2000s 1,315
2010s 1,315
2020s (to 2025) 575

How popular is Fleur?

In 2025, Fleur was given to 110 babies in France, ranking #451 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Fleur is used

France #451 110 in 2025
England & Wales #520 77 in 2025
Ireland #765 4 in 2024
Scotland #816 3 in 2024
Canada #2,486 8 in 2024
United States #8,905 11 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fleur

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Fleur also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fleur over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Fleur in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Flore Flor Florie

Sibling names for Fleur

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fleur — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Fleur

How popular is the name Fleur?

In 2025, Fleur was given to 110 babies in France, ranking #451 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Fleur a girl's or a boy's name?

Fleur is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Fleur?

Fleur has 1 syllable.

When was Fleur most popular?

Fleur peaked in 2006, when 165 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Fleur a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fleur currently ranks #451 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.