How popular is the name Flavia?

1,099 US babies were named Flavia between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1990.

What careers are people named Flavia over-represented in?

Among notable women who are footballers, Flavias show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Flavia

Flavia. 1,099 US babies since 1940, peak 1990. Notable Flavias are 1.3× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1990

1,099 US babies were named Flavia between 1940 and 2025.

Flavia around the world

Belgium: 210 babies since 1995, peak 2010, No. 967 in 2025
France: 1,365 babies since 1900, peak 2003, No. 1,421 in 2025
England & Wales: 266 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 2,787 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Flavias end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	0.9×	Medium · 14 people
Footballer	1.3×	Medium · 13 people
Actor	0.8×	Medium · 12 people
Writer	1.0×	Medium · 11 people

Among notable women who are footballers, Flavias show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Name twins (peaked around 1990)