girl's name

Flo

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,379

Scotland

#729

2022 births

Flo is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1917, when 57 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1881.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Flo over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

434
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '20
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Births named Flo by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 56
1890s 184
1900s 198
1910s 358
1920s 434
1930s 396
1940s 254
1950s 143
1960s 59
1970s 7
2020s (to 2024) 5

How popular is Flo?

In 2024, Flo was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Flo is used

Scotland #729 4 in 2022
England & Wales #3,280 8 in 2025
France #7,009 5 in 2010
United States #17,166 5 in 2024

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Flo

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

Parents who like Flo also like

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

Sibling names for Flo

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

Common questions about Flo

How popular is the name Flo?

In 2024, Flo was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Flo is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Flo?

Flo has 1 syllable.

When was Flo most popular?

Flo peaked in 1917, when 57 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Flo a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Flo currently ranks #3,280 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.