Names That Mean Flower
Names whose recorded root is a flower or the act of flowering — Florence (Latin flōreō, 'to bloom'), the lily names, the rose names.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ánthos — “flower” | 5,967#46 | Down 5 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” | 222#1,091 | Down 116 rank positions in five years | 1955 | ||
lilium — “lily” | 3,966#57 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
flōrens — “flowering, flourishing” | 796#391 | Up 372 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
lilium — “lily” via Lilian | 6,673#18 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
rosa — “rose” | 441#653 | Down 22 rank positions in five years | 1925 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” via Susan | 11#9,384 | new | 1947 | ||
viola — “violet” | 247#1,015 | Up 104 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
íon — “violet” | 49#3,248 | Down 618 rank positions in five years | 1969 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” via Susan | 101#1,922 | Up 174 rank positions in five years | 1919 | ||
rosa — “rose” | 1,797#171 | Up 27 rank positions in five years | 1938 | ||
ánthos — “flower” via Anthony | 55#3,002 | Down 561 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
rose + velt — “wild rose / poppy? + open country; field” | 24#4,361 | Down 1,171 rank positions in five years | 1933 | ||
ánthos — “flower” via Anthony | 175#1,279 | Down 105 rank positions in five years | 1996 | ||
flōrens — “flowering, flourishing” via Florence | —Unranked | — | 1919 | ||
zahra — “flower” | 1,432#212 | Up 5 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
lilium — “lily” | 537#560 | Up 96 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” | 197#1,181 | Up 207 rank positions in five years | 1958 | ||
lilium — “lily” | 315#859 | Up 295 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
rosa — “rose” via Rosalie | 270#954 | Down 166 rank positions in five years | 2020 | ||
pansy — “type of flower” | —Unranked | — | 1916 | ||
lilium — “lily” via Lilian | 237#1,050 | Down 171 rank positions in five years | 2012 | ||
íon — “violet” | 7#12,408 | Down 3,235 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
flōrens — “flowering, flourishing” via Florence | —Unranked | — | 1918 | ||
rosa — “rose” via Rosa | 21#5,873 | Down 1,447 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” via Susan | 21#5,887 | Up 1,300 rank positions in five years | 1962 | ||
rosa — “rose” via Rosalie | 85#2,192 | Up 1,192 rank positions in five years | 1928 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” via Susan | 29#4,743 | Up 403 rank positions in five years | 1962 | ||
zaynab — “fragrant flower” | 144#1,492 | Up 297 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
flōrens — “flowering, flourishing” via Florence | —Unranked | — | 1917 | ||
flōrens — “flowering, flourishing” via Florence | —Unranked | — | 1921 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” via Susan | —Unranked | — | 1961 | ||
rose + velt — “wild rose / poppy? + open country; field” via Roosevelt | 26#5,069 | Down 644 rank positions in five years | 2020 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” via Susan | 6#14,732 | Down 2,712 rank positions in five years | 1962 | ||
viola — “violet” via Viola | 6#14,809 | Down 5,895 rank positions in five years | 1982 | ||
ánthē — “blossom” | 9#10,176 | Down 1,168 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” via Susan | 9#10,812 | Up 6,408 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” via Susan | 8#9,692 | new | 2002 | ||
fleur — “flower” | 11#9,053 | Up 6,844 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
lilium — “lily” via Lilian | —Unranked | — | 1957 | ||
lilium — “lily” | 5#16,297 | Down 1,890 rank positions in five years | 1922 | ||
flōrens — “flowering, flourishing” via Florence | —Unranked | — | 1916 | ||
šōšannā — “lily” via Susan | —Unranked | — | 1982 |
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Every name here has a documented root whose literal meaning matches this theme. Each name’s subtitle gives its documented root and meaning. Where it says "via", the name is a recorded form of another name (Maggie of Margaret) and the meaning is the base name's. Roots are extracted from etymologies on Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Ranks come from official birth card-application data; "—" means fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, a genuinely rare pick rather than an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.