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These Are The Top 20 Floral Baby Names Worldwide

Choosing your child’s name is an important decision for any parent to make, and certain names denote certain personality attributes.  Names with a floral theme are a popular choice, which is not surprising due to their association with beauty and life.

In light of National Houseplant week commencing on the 10th January, Theknowledgeacademy.com endeavoured to find out the the world’s top floral themed baby names by collating 100 floral themed names and cross referencing names with Forebears.io to reveal which are the most influential.

Top 20 Floral Baby Names 

RankNameWorld Popularity RankingApproximate No. Of People With This NameFemale/Male
1William51635,1385M
2Rosa52633,4723F
3Susan107376,7287F
4Rose181285,0867F
5Veronica211255,9608F
6Kamal218251,9397M
7Cynthia388173,5516F
8Rosemary956949,349F
9Iris1,202783,027F
10Flora1,373703,618F
11Soma1,420684,756M
12Erica1,526643,900F
13Ren1,891530,460M
14Daisy2,245453,518F
15Rosalie2,305443,374F
16Delphine2,545405,218F
17Violet2,741380,013F
18Holly3,229322,862F
19Marguerite3,518298,069F
20Ivy3,700284,346F

William:

Not your typical floral themed name; William gets its floral association from Dianthus Barbatus which has the common name of ‘Sweet William’. William is an incredibly popular name, gaining the top spot on this list as the 51st most popular name in the world. William’s popularity can likely be credited with its long history among royalty from William the Conqueror to Prince William. 

Rosa:

Rosa is a girl’s name with Spanish, Italian and Portuguese origins, meaning ‘Rose’, and takes the 52nd spot in the world’s popularity rankings. With such strong figures like the First Lady of the civil rights movement Rosa Parks and political philosopher Rosa Luxemburg, women named Rosa are among legends. 

Susan:

Susan, a girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning ‘Lily flower’ gains the third spot in this list. With a world popularity ranking of 107, this name is shared by a diverse range of famous women, from American Suffragette Susan B Anthony to the rock singer Siouxsie Sioux whose real name is Susan Janet Ballion.

Top Ten Boy’s Floral Baby Names 

RankNameWorld Popularity RankingApproximate No. Of People With This Name
1William  51635,1385
2Kamal218251,9397
3Soma1,420684,756
4Florin3,999263,243
5Florian5,002208,719
6Jared5,740183,069
7Basil7,581137,934
8Kunal7,630136,803
9Florent7,679135,508
10Briar185,5981,712

Top Ten Girl’s Floral Baby Names

  Rank  NameWorld Popularity RankingApproximate No. Of People With This Name
1Rosa52633,4723
2Susan107376,7287
3Rose181285,0867
4Veronica211255,9608
5Cynthia388173,5516
6Rosemary956949,349
7Iris1,202783,027
8Flora1,373703,618
9Erica1,526643,900
10Daisy2,245453,518

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