Theodora Girl

How popular is Theodora?

#725 girl name in 2025

384 baby girls were named Theodora in the US in 2025, making it the 725th most popular girl name.

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7,797living people named Theodora (est.)
29median age of people named Theodora
12,703babies named Theodora since 1880
1 in 8,634US babies born in 2025

Theodora popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#725 for girls (▲ 86 from 2024)
Babies in 2025384 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+374% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,294 in 2015, #835 in 2020
Peak year2022 (426 girls)
Highest rank#500 in 1885
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Theodora is most popular

Babies named Theodora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Nebraska: 0.7 per 1,000 (24 girls)
  2. Rhode Island: 0.5 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  3. Illinois: 0.4 per 1,000 (102 girls)
  4. Maryland: 0.4 per 1,000 (47 girls)
  5. Massachusetts: 0.4 per 1,000 (52 girls)

Theodora by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s107#500
1890s220#508
1900s342#503
1910s994#544
1920s1,597#521
1930s1,099#509
1940s1,411#538
1950s1,041#810
1960s715#1,175
1970s436#1,627
1980s428#2,078
1990s457#2,236
2000s447#2,920
2010s1,126#853
2020s2,234#688

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Questions

Is Theodora a boy or girl name?
Theodora is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Theodora were girls.
How popular is the name Theodora?
384 baby girls were named Theodora in the US in 2025, making it the 725th most popular girl name.
When was Theodora most popular?
Theodora peaked in 2022, when 426 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #500 in 1885.
How many people are named Theodora?
12,703 babies have been named Theodora in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,797 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
Where is Theodora most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Theodora was most common in Nebraska, at 0.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.