Theodora is an established variant of Theodore that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Theodora is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #726 for girl births in the United States (and #1,417 across all names), given to 384 babies. Theodora was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2022 (426 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 384 | 384 | #726 | — |
| 2024 | 346 | 346 | #811 | — |
| 2023 | 363 | 363 | #778 | — |
| 2022 | 426 | 426 | #688 | — |
| 2021 | 387 | 387 | #738 | — |
| 2020 | 328 | 328 | #836 | — |
| 2019 | 314 | 314 | #853 | — |
| 2018 | 159 | 159 | #1,411 | — |
| 2017 | 107 | 107 | #1,899 | — |
| 2016 | 108 | 108 | #1,889 | — |
| 2015 | 81 | 81 | #2,315 | — |
| 2014 | 85 | 85 | #2,233 | — |
| 2013 | 96 | 96 | #2,031 | — |
| 2012 | 68 | 68 | #2,651 | — |
| 2011 | 61 | 61 | #2,864 | — |
| 2010 | 47 | 47 | #3,467 | — |
| 2009 | 45 | 45 | #3,614 | — |
| 2008 | 41 | 41 | #3,930 | — |
| 2007 | 47 | 47 | #3,528 | — |
| 2006 | 49 | 49 | #3,365 | — |
| 2005 | 41 | 41 | #3,641 | — |
| 2004 | 44 | 44 | #3,440 | — |
| 2003 | 52 | 52 | #2,952 | — |
| 2002 | 47 | 47 | #3,098 | — |
| 2001 | 37 | 37 | #3,626 | — |
| 2000 | 44 | 44 | #3,163 | — |
| 1999 | 48 | 48 | #2,851 | — |
| 1998 | 52 | 52 | #2,649 | — |
| 1997 | 33 | — | #3,535 | — |
| 1996 | 46 | — | #2,712 | — |
| 1995 | 54 | — | #2,419 | — |
| 1994 | 49 | — | #2,582 | — |
| 1993 | 58 | — | #2,265 | — |
| 1992 | 42 | — | #2,867 | — |
| 1991 | 36 | — | #3,154 | — |
| 1990 | 39 | — | #2,955 | — |
| 1989 | 42 | — | #2,712 | — |
| 1988 | 41 | — | #2,639 | — |
| 1987 | 49 | — | #2,234 | — |
| 1986 | 51 | — | #2,113 | — |
| 1985 | 49 | — | #2,171 | — |
| 1984 | 40 | — | #2,417 | — |
| 1983 | 42 | — | #2,307 | — |
| 1982 | 38 | — | #2,528 | — |
| 1981 | 35 | — | #2,653 | — |
| 1980 | 41 | — | #2,387 | — |
| 1979 | 29 | — | #2,990 | — |
| 1978 | 30 | — | #2,796 | — |
| 1977 | 37 | — | #2,418 | — |
| 1976 | 42 | — | #2,096 | — |
| 1975 | 46 | — | #1,958 | — |
| 1974 | 50 | — | #1,798 | — |
| 1973 | 54 | — | #1,686 | — |
| 1972 | 55 | — | #1,654 | — |
| 1971 | 52 | — | #1,753 | — |
| 1970 | 41 | — | #2,039 | — |
| 1969 | 56 | — | #1,607 | — |
| 1968 | 43 | — | #1,830 | — |
| 1967 | 69 | — | #1,322 | — |
| 1966 | 70 | — | #1,302 | — |
| 1965 | 63 | — | #1,393 | — |
| 1964 | 85 | — | #1,203 | — |
| 1963 | 75 | — | #1,279 | — |
| 1962 | 83 | — | #1,217 | — |
| 1961 | 88 | — | #1,183 | — |
| 1960 | 83 | — | #1,197 | — |
| 1959 | 110 | — | #1,012 | — |
| 1958 | 90 | — | #1,118 | — |
| 1957 | 91 | — | #1,151 | #3,953 |
| 1956 | 104 | — | #1,005 | — |
| 1955 | 100 | — | #1,002 | — |
| 1954 | 102 | — | #963 | — |
| 1953 | 117 | — | #870 | — |
| 1952 | 125 | — | #818 | — |
| 1951 | 104 | — | #889 | — |
| 1950 | 104 | — | #873 | — |
| 1949 | 134 | — | #740 | — |
| 1948 | 131 | — | #740 | — |
| 1947 | 143 | — | #710 | — |
| 1946 | 125 | — | #725 | — |
| 1945 | 142 | — | #608 | — |
| 1944 | 140 | — | #621 | — |
| 1943 | 141 | — | #640 | — |
| 1942 | 189 | — | #539 | — |
| 1941 | 140 | — | #596 | — |
| 1940 | 126 | — | #628 | — |
| 1939 | 138 | — | #588 | #3,083 |
| 1938 | 146 | — | #567 | — |
| 1937 | 167 | — | #509 | — |
| 1936 | 60 | — | #885 | — |
| 1935 | 86 | — | #728 | — |
| 1934 | 87 | — | #738 | #4,150 |
| 1933 | 90 | — | #687 | — |
| 1932 | 115 | — | #622 | — |
| 1931 | 108 | — | #641 | — |
| 1930 | 114 | — | #649 | — |
| 1929 | 141 | — | #577 | — |
| 1928 | 155 | — | #578 | #4,671 |
| 1927 | 162 | — | #573 | #4,165 |
| 1926 | 136 | — | #626 | #4,769 |
| 1925 | 153 | — | #583 | — |
| 1924 | 177 | — | #547 | — |
| 1923 | 158 | — | #571 | — |
| 1922 | 172 | — | #541 | — |
| 1921 | 184 | — | #522 | — |
| 1920 | 180 | — | #538 | #4,917 |
| 1919 | 133 | — | #611 | — |
| 1918 | 166 | — | #546 | — |
| 1917 | 134 | — | #601 | #4,519 |
| 1916 | 122 | — | #615 | — |
| 1915 | 134 | — | #568 | #4,331 |
| 1914 | 78 | — | #658 | — |
| 1913 | 87 | — | #548 | — |
| 1912 | 60 | — | #647 | — |
| 1911 | 50 | — | #608 | — |
| 1910 | 40 | — | #678 | — |
| 1909 | 42 | — | #606 | — |
| 1908 | 52 | — | #506 | — |
| 1907 | 37 | — | #623 | — |
| 1906 | 41 | — | #554 | — |
| 1905 | 40 | — | #554 | — |
| 1904 | 39 | — | #535 | — |
| 1903 | 24 | — | #690 | — |
| 1902 | 24 | — | #713 | — |
| 1901 | 19 | — | #766 | — |
| 1900 | 24 | — | #759 | — |
| 1899 | 16 | — | #831 | — |
| 1898 | 29 | — | #609 | — |
| 1897 | 20 | — | #713 | — |
| 1896 | 21 | — | #704 | — |
| 1895 | 28 | — | #576 | — |
| 1894 | 20 | — | #681 | — |
| 1893 | 15 | — | #789 | — |
| 1892 | 22 | — | #614 | — |
| 1891 | 23 | — | #556 | — |
| 1890 | 26 | — | #521 | — |
| 1889 | 18 | — | #617 | — |
| 1888 | 18 | — | #611 | — |
| 1887 | 12 | — | #689 | — |
| 1886 | 8 | — | #887 | — |
| 1885 | 18 | — | #518 | — |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #1,017 | — |
| 1883 | 11 | — | #610 | — |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #932 | — |
| 1880 | 11 | — | #542 | — |