Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: hardly given today
FlorIn Hebrew: פלור · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
Flor (Hebrew: פלור) is a girl's name of international origin. 95 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1953, with 12 babies.
- People in Israel
- 95
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 1953
- 12 babies
- USA, 2025
- 81
- rank #2,256
Writing and saying Flor
In Hebrew letters the name is פלור, read right to left. Flor is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Flor by year: Israel and abroad
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Flor in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 81 | #2,256 | 2007 (277) |
Counts for girls. The Hebrew page for Flor has every year and the other spellings.
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Flor
How do you write Flor in Hebrew?
Flor is written פלור in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Flor?
95 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name פלור: 95 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Flor a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named פלור are women.
Is Flor used outside Israel?
The name Flor appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 81 girls were given it in 2025 (#2,256), per the Social Security Administration.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published
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