Flora vs Rowan
Flora and Rowancompared 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 Rowan #100 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Flora was ranked #256 and Rowan #425 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Flora was ranked #544 and Rowan #266 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Flora was ranked #328 and Rowan #328 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Flora and Rowan over time
Flora and Rowan appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Flora and Rowan changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #256 and #425.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Flora held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Rowan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Flora #220 in 2021, Rowan #417 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Flora #256, Rowan #425.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2012–2025
Flora held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rowan in 6.
Highest recorded here: Flora #464 in 2021, Rowan #266 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Flora #544, Rowan #266.
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 | Rowan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'little red one', and independently used in English for the rowan tree. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈroʊən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Rowen, Ruadhán |
| 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 · Boys #76 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Rowan has a recorded origin (Irish); Flora does not have one recorded yet.
- Flora and Rowan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Rowan; Flora doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
- The available evidence gives Flora a "medium" Data Confidence level and Rowan a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
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
Rowan
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #266 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls