girl's name
Theodora
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 16,566
the United States
#726
2025 births
Theodora is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 384 babies in the United States, ranking #726. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2022, when 426 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,634 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Theodora over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 107 |
| 1890s | 220 |
| 1900s | 342 |
| 1910s | 1,004 |
| 1920s | 1,618 |
| 1930s | 1,111 |
| 1940s | 1,411 |
| 1950s | 1,047 |
| 1960s | 715 |
| 1970s | 436 |
| 1980s | 428 |
| 1990s | 457 |
| 2000s | 447 |
| 2010s | 1,126 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,234 |
How popular is Theodora?
In 2025, Theodora was given to 384 babies in the United States, ranking #726 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Theodora is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Theodora is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Théodora | Théodora is Theodora written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,118 in France, against #6,915 for Theodora. | 320 |
Names that peaked alongside Theodora
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Theodora also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Theodora over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Theodora
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Theodora in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Theodora
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Theodora — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Theodora
How popular is the name Theodora?
In 2025, Theodora was given to 384 babies in the United States, ranking #726 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Theodora a girl's or a boy's name?
Theodora is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Theodora?
Theodora has 4 syllables.
When was Theodora most popular?
Theodora peaked in 2022, when 426 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Theodora?
Theodora is usually shortened to Teddy.
Is Theodora a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Theodora currently ranks #356 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.