Flora vs Mara
Flora and Maracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Flora was ranked #102 and Mara #102 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Flora was ranked #256 and Mara #369 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Flora was ranked #544 and Mara #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Flora was ranked #328 and Mara #328 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Flora and Mara over time
Flora and Mara appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Flora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mara in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Flora held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mara in 0.
Highest recorded here: Flora #220 in 2021, Mara #369 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Flora #256, Mara #369.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2012–2025
Flora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mara in 8.
Highest recorded here: Flora #464 in 2021, Mara #223 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Flora #544, Mara #325.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Flora | Mara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Flora and Mara both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Flora
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #342 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Mara
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1434 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls