| Flora | Marina | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Flower | Of the sea |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | FLOR-uh | mah-REE-nah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1920 (1,566) | 1994 (1,307) |
| In 2025 | 483 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Flora | Marina |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,507 | 2,727 |
| 2010s | 1,801 | 4,402 |
| 2000s | 1,008 | 7,515 |
| 1990s | 717 | 10,174 |
| 1980s | 830 | 4,165 |
| 1970s | 1,140 | 2,834 |
| 1960s | 2,277 | 3,199 |
| 1950s | 4,411 | 1,906 |
| 1940s | 6,178 | 988 |
| 1930s | 8,727 | 579 |
| 1920s | 13,962 | 582 |
| 1910s | 11,761 | 312 |
| 1900s | 6,015 | 78 |
| 1890s | 5,442 | 42 |
| 1880s | 4,195 | 11 |
Literally means 'flower': from Latin 'flos/floris' (flower). Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.
From the Latin adjective marinus/marina 'of the sea', itself from mare 'sea'. A long-established name across Romance and Slavic languages, borne by early Christian saints.
Flora is more popular than Marina today: about 483 US babies were given the name Flora in 2025, compared with 0 named Marina.
Flora means Flower (latin origin), while Marina means Of the sea (latin origin).
In US records, Flora first appears in 1880 and Marina in 0, so Marina has the longer recorded history.