Theoda — unisex name
20 babies named Theoda in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1911. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
75% of everyone ever named Theoda was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Theoda in 1911 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Theoda
The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Theoda between 1911 and 1926, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Theoda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1911, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Theoda is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1919.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Theoda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Theoda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Theoda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Theoda at a glance
Last recorded 1926Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Theoda popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1911
- Peak year (1911)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1926.
20 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1911 with 5 births in a single year.
Theoda popularity over time — boys
10 total births recorded since 1919 (Theoda as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Theoda accounts for 33% of total recorded use across both genders.
Theoda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 15 births that decade — 75% of Theoda's all-time total
Theoda decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Theoda's strongest decade
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 75% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.