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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#657 · 1 in 3,515
- New York#813 · 1 in 4,334
- Virginia#930 · 1 in 5,135
- Ohio#963 · 1 in 5,669
- New Jersey#1,022 · 1 in 5,987
Best ever in a state: #153 in Colorado, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #657 | 7 | 1 in 3,515 |
| New York | #813 | 20 | 1 in 4,334 |
| Virginia | #930 | 7 | 1 in 5,135 |
| Ohio | #963 | 9 | 1 in 5,669 |
| New Jersey | #1,022 | 6 | 1 in 5,987 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,121 | 7 | 1 in 7,186 |
| California | #1,201 | 23 | 1 in 8,238 |
| Georgia | #1,503 | 5 | 1 in 9,252 |
| Texas | #2,288 | 8 | 1 in 19,865 |
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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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 10,699 of them was named Theodora, which outranked 92.3% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,399Silvia160
- #1,399Tania160
- #1,399Zadie160
- #1,406Theodora159
- #1,406Elinor159
- #1,406Emberlyn159
- #1,406Janet159
- #1,413Aubrianna158
- #1,413Carmella158
- #1,413Delanie158
Tied with 6 names at #1,406; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.