Flagstaff: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Flag pole
Origin
English compound
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
FLAG-staf

Flagstaff is an English compound unisex name meaning “flag pole”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Flagstaff

Meaning: Flag pole.

Origin: English compound.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Flagstaff

FLAG-stafIPA /ˈflæɡstæf/

Popularity of Flagstaff

Flagstaff doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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