Theodora
#725 for girls in 2025, 384 births · Last seen for boys in 1957 at #3,552
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 18 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,654since 1880
Theodora over time
Rank among girls' names. Theodora has never cracked the top 500 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #725 | 384 | — | |
| 2024 | #811 | 346 | — | |
| 2023 | #776 | 363 | — | |
| 2022 | #688 | 426 | — | |
| 2021 | #737 | 387 | — | |
| 2020 | #835 | 328 | — | |
| 2019 | #853 | 314 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,406 | 159 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,889 | 107 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,884 | 108 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,294 | 81 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,213 | 85 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,020 | 96 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,632 | 68 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,838 | 61 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,409 | 47 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,561 | 45 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,859 | 41 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,482 | 47 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,316 | 49 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,587 | 41 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,391 | 44 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,923 | 52 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,069 | 47 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,121 | 44 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,812 | 48 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,614 | 52 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,448 | 33 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,672 | 46 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,394 | 54 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,541 | 49 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,241 | 58 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,830 | 42 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,097 | 36 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,900 | 39 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,658 | 42 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,597 | 41 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,199 | 49 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,079 | 51 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,137 | 49 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,382 | 40 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,272 | 42 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,492 | 38 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,614 | 35 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,342 | 41 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,931 | 29 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,741 | 30 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,381 | 37 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,060 | 42 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,935 | 46 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,772 | 50 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,666 | 54 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,627 | 55 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,730 | 52 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,017 | 41 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,591 | 56 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,812 | 43 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,316 | 69 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,291 | 70 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,390 | 63 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,198 | 85 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,271 | 75 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,212 | 83 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,176 | 88 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,192 | 83 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,005 | 110 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,112 | 90 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,144 | 85 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #1,002 | 104 | — | |
| 1955 | #999 | 100 | — | |
| 1954 | #958 | 102 | — | |
| 1953 | #867 | 117 | — | |
| 1952 | #811 | 125 | — | |
| 1951 | #882 | 104 | — | |
| 1950 | #869 | 104 | — | |
| 1949 | #737 | 134 | — | |
| 1948 | #738 | 131 | — | |
| 1947 | #708 | 143 | — | |
| 1946 | #723 | 125 | — | |
| 1945 | #604 | 142 | — | |
| 1944 | #620 | 140 | — | |
| 1943 | #639 | 141 | — | |
| 1942 | #538 | 189 | — | |
| 1941 | #595 | 140 | — | |
| 1940 | #626 | 126 | — | |
| 1939 | #583 | 131 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #565 | 146 | — | |
| 1937 | #509 | 167 | — | |
| 1936 | #876 | 60 | — | |
| 1935 | #723 | 86 | — | |
| 1934 | #736 | 82 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #683 | 90 | — | |
| 1932 | #616 | 115 | — | |
| 1931 | #640 | 108 | — | |
| 1930 | #646 | 114 | — | |
| 1929 | #576 | 141 | — | |
| 1928 | #578 | 150 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #571 | 156 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #624 | 131 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #583 | 153 | — | |
| 1924 | #546 | 177 | — | |
| 1923 | #571 | 158 | — | |
| 1922 | #539 | 172 | — | |
| 1921 | #521 | 184 | — | |
| 1920 | #536 | 175 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #608 | 133 | — | |
| 1918 | #546 | 166 | — | |
| 1917 | #601 | 129 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #612 | 122 | — | |
| 1915 | #565 | 129 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #656 | 78 | — | |
| 1913 | #544 | 87 | — | |
| 1912 | #639 | 60 | — | |
| 1911 | #605 | 50 | — | |
| 1910 | #672 | 40 | — | |
| 1909 | #594 | 42 | — | |
| 1908 | #503 | 52 | — | |
| 1907 | #614 | 37 | — | |
| 1906 | #549 | 41 | — | |
| 1905 | #547 | 40 | — | |
| 1904 | #529 | 39 | — | |
| 1903 | #680 | 24 | — | |
| 1902 | #688 | 24 | — | |
| 1901 | #747 | 19 | — | |
| 1900 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1899 | #814 | 16 | — | |
| 1898 | #597 | 29 | — | |
| 1897 | #699 | 20 | — | |
| 1896 | #688 | 21 | — | |
| 1895 | #565 | 28 | — | |
| 1894 | #664 | 20 | — | |
| 1893 | #767 | 15 | — | |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 | — | |
| 1891 | #541 | 23 | — | |
| 1890 | #508 | 26 | — | |
| 1889 | #600 | 18 | — | |
| 1888 | #593 | 18 | — | |
| 1887 | #661 | 12 | — | |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | — | |
| 1885 | #500 | 18 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | #579 | 11 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Theodora was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Theodora is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Connecticut#175 · 1 in 1,176
- New Jersey#242 · 1 in 2,505
- Massachusetts#265 · 1 in 3,709
- New York#332 · 1 in 3,952
- Pennsylvania#367 · 1 in 5,472
Best ever in a state: #153 in Colorado, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #175 | 10 | 1 in 1,176 |
| New Jersey | #242 | 12 | 1 in 2,505 |
| Massachusetts | #265 | 9 | 1 in 3,709 |
| New York | #332 | 25 | 1 in 3,952 |
| Pennsylvania | #367 | 16 | 1 in 5,472 |
| Illinois | #384 | 12 | 1 in 4,775 |
| Michigan | #458 | 6 | 1 in 6,863 |
| California | #502 | 7 | 1 in 5,250 |
| Texas | #829 | 6 | 1 in 10,040 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Theodora
- 86 spots since 2024 (#811 → #725)
- 110 spots since 2020 (#835 → #725)
- 1,569 spots since 2015 (#2,294 → #725)
- Biggest jump: 553 spots in 2019 (#1,406 → #853)
- Biggest drop: 351 spots in 1884 (#579 → #930)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #500 (18 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1883–1955
- Highest: 1 in 3,850 girls born in 2022 were named Theodora (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,186 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #500 in 1885, was only 1 in 7,392 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.7% of all girls named Theodora (2,234) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 107 | #500 (1885) | #671 |
| 1890s | 220 | #508 (1890) | #643 |
| 1900s | 342 | #503 (1908) | #619 |
| 1910s | 994 | #544 (1913) | #605 |
| 1920s | 1,597 | #521 (1921) | #565 |
| 1930s | 1,099 | #509 (1937) | #658 |
| 1940s | 1,411 | #538 (1942) | #653 |
| 1950s | 1,041 | #811 (1952) | #965 |
| 1960s | 715 | #1,176 (1961) | #1,345 |
| 1970s | 436 | #1,627 (1972) | #2,086 |
| 1980s | 428 | #2,079 (1986) | #2,377 |
| 1990s | 457 | #2,241 (1993) | #2,755 |
| 2000s | 447 | #2,923 (2003) | #3,386 |
| 2010s | 1,126 | #853 (2019) | #2,144 |
| 2020s | 2,234 | #688 (2022) | #762 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Theodora in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 7,689 of them was named Theodora, which outranked 89.4% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 221,523 of them was named Theodora, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 572 names at #4,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.