| Ebony | Flora | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | deep black wood | Flower |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | EB-uh-nee | FLOR-uh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1982 (2,279) | 1920 (1,566) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 483 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ebony | Flora |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 155 | 2,507 |
| 2010s | 742 | 1,801 |
| 2000s | 2,911 | 1,008 |
| 1990s | 10,174 | 717 |
| 1980s | 18,263 | 830 |
| 1970s | 6,688 | 1,140 |
| 1960s | 59 | 2,277 |
| 1950s | 6 | 4,411 |
| 1940s | 0 | 6,178 |
| 1930s | 0 | 8,727 |
| 1920s | 0 | 13,962 |
| 1910s | 0 | 11,761 |
| 1900s | 0 | 6,015 |
| 1890s | 0 | 5,442 |
| 1880s | 0 | 4,195 |
A word-name from 'ebony', the dense black tropical hardwood, from Latin 'ebenus' (via Greek, ultimately Egyptian). Note: a vocabulary name; secondary nature theme reflects the tree/wood source.
Literally means 'flower': from Latin 'flos/floris' (flower). Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.
Flora is more popular than Ebony today: about 483 US babies were given the name Flora in 2025, compared with 0 named Ebony.
Ebony means deep black wood (latin origin), while Flora means Flower (latin origin).
In US records, Ebony first appears in 0 and Flora in 1880, so Ebony has the longer recorded history.