Girls' name · since 1906
Theadora
Theadora has 1,507 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,507
- born since 1906
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Theadora is the #2157 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,507 recorded since 1906.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theadora has been recorded 1,507 times among girls since 1906, currently ranked #2157 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #5,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,157 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,507 born since 1906
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theadora ranks #5,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,157 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,507 born since 1906, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,507
- born since 1906
- 2020s
- peak decade
Theadora's 1,507 recorded births place it above 92.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Theadora compares
1,507 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Theadora's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Theadora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,507 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Theadora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Theadora's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 106, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Theadora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Theadora by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (513 births, 34% of the file).
2020s was Theadora's strongest decade.
513 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Theadora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s 106
1920s
106 births
- 1930s 83
1930s
83 births
- 1940s 93
1940s
93 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 118
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
287 births
- 2020s
2020s
513 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 513 births (34% of all-time use).
How Theadora 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 Theadora's total volume
Theadora by state
Where Theadora concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 50 | 3.3% |
| #2 | California | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 11 | 0.7% |
50 of 1,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Theadora appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Theadora's data
- New York records the most Theadoras (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Theadora
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Theadora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~119 yrs)
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, 1906–2025 (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 Theadora 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.