Flavia
About Flavia
An ancient Roman clan name, Flavia is one choice that's unusual but historic. Now a Top 60 name in Italy, Flavia has been a rarity in the US, but with the upswing in F names for girls, this could change. Seen more in literature than real life, Flavia was used as far back as an1580 romance, then in a William Dean Howells novel and as a Princess in The Prisoner of Zenda. Although the original pronunciation is FLAH-via, Flavie (as in flavor) could make a cute nickname.
Pronounced FLAV-yuh.
As of October 2026, Flavia ranked #8027 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #699 in 1884.
Editor's take: The name Flavia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "golden, blond".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Flavia on lists
Famous Flavias
- Flavia Titiana
Roman empress
- Flavia Cacace
Italian dancer on TV's Strictly Come Dancing
- Flavia Bujor
German writer
- Flavia Pennetta
Italian tennis player.
- Flavia Tower
daughter of novelist Daphne Du Maurier
- Flavia Saraiva
Brazilian gymnast
- Flavia Tumusiime
Ugandan actress
- Flavia Pansieri
Italian U.N. diplomat
Flavia in pop culture
- Flavia Gemina
character in "The Roman Mysteries" by Caroline Lawrence
- Flavia di Stefano
character in "The Raphael Affair" by Iain Pears
- Flavia de Luce
eponymous character in the series by Alan Bradley
- Flavia
character in Fire Emblem: Awakening
- Princess Flavia
character in "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Anthony Hope
- Flavia
charater in G.A. Henty's "The Young Carthaginian"