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Theodora

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
gift of God
Goddess of justice, often portrayed holding scales

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Theodora

Pronunciation

the(o)-do-ra

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1939 (rank #2829, 7 births); most recent 1957 (rank #3548, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #687, 426 births); most recent 2025 (rank #725, 384 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–384
2024–343
2023–363
2022–426
2021–387
2020–328
2019–314
2018–159
2017–107
2016–108

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #340, 132 births); most recent 2025 (rank #353, 121 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025121
2024112
2023107
2022121
2021117
2020122
2019132
201897
201767
201669

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #938, 43 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1039, 35 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202335
202243
202136
202022
201926
201829
20178
201620
201521
201417

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #388, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20246
2023–
20224
202110
20208
20195
20186
201710
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #431, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20247
20236
2022–
20214
20207
20194
20183
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #424, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #440, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20236
2022–
20217
20208
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence