Girls' name · since 1893

Teodora

1,323 babies named Teodora in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,211 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,932 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,323
born since 1893
1920s
peak decade

Yes -- Teodora is the #5932 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,323 recorded since 1893.

Social Security Administration records show Teodora recorded 1,323 times among girls since 1893, holding rank #5932 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.

  • #6,211 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,932 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,323 born since 1893
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teodora ranks #6,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,932 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,323 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.

#6,211 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,932 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,323
born since 1893
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%65.7%
Teodora vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Teodora's 1,323 recorded births place it above 91.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Teodora compares

1,323 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Teodora's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Teodora Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,323 376 567,345
Peak-year births 23 21 19,840

Teodora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Teodora's full recorded timeline at 1965, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Teodora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
23
Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
0510152025 189319171931194519651982199720122025 20

Teodora by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (190 births, 14% of the file).

1920s was Teodora's strongest decade.

190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Teodora births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 190 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Teodora compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Teodora's total volume

Teodora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -104, 8.5%-112, 2.9%-52, 4%-58, 4.5%-64, 7.1%-111, 7.4%-42, 5.4%-146, 2%-35, 6.1%-46, 14.1%-28, 8.3%-110, 4.3%-130, 2.3%-22, 7.6%-68, 3.3%Teodora-133, 1.7%Teodora
Teodora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Teodora by state

Where Teodora concentrates geographically, total births since 1893

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Teodora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
482 36.4%
#2 California
6 0.5%
#3 New York
6 0.5%
#4 Illinois
5 0.4%
Texas share of Teodora's total US births 36.4%
Even split

482 of 1,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teodora?
1,323 babies have been named Teodora since 1893. All-time, it sits at #6,211 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,932 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1921 with 23 births.
Where does Teodora sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teodora ranks #6,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,932 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Teodora most popular?
Teodora was most popular in the 1920s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Teodora most popular?
The top states for the name Teodora are Texas (482 births), California (6 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Teodora been used?
Teodora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 133 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Teodora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teonna, Teona, Teola, Teosha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Teodora's data

  • Teodora's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (190 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Teodoras (482 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Teodora

Nearby Names Like Teodora

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Teodora

Names with a similar popularity rank to Teodora

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Teodora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Teodora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.