| Flora | Juniper | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Flower | the juniper tree |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | FLOR-uh | JOO-ni-per |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1969 |
| Peak year | 1920 (1,566) | 2025 (2,618) |
| In 2025 | 483 | 2,618 |
| Trend | Rising | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Flora | Juniper |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,507 | 13,644 |
| 2010s | 1,801 | 7,356 |
| 2000s | 1,008 | 619 |
| 1990s | 717 | 74 |
| 1980s | 830 | 32 |
| 1970s | 1,140 | 126 |
| 1960s | 2,277 | 5 |
| 1950s | 4,411 | 0 |
| 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 plant name from the evergreen juniper shrub, via Latin 'juniperus'. A genuine nature name whose berries flavor gin; its use as a given name is modern and tied directly to the plant.
Juniper is more popular than Flora today: about 2,618 US babies were given the name Juniper in 2025, compared with 483 named Flora.
Flora means Flower (latin origin), while Juniper means the juniper tree (latin origin).
In US records, Flora first appears in 1880 and Juniper in 1969, so Flora has the longer recorded history.