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