Gardenia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning gardenia flower; named after botanist Alexander Garden.
Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Gardenia by the numbers
Gardenia was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 70 babies in 1992, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Gardenia, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Gardenia
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