Girls' name · since 1880
Theodora
Theodora has 12,654 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #725 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,654
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
12,654 babies have been named Theodora since 1880, making it today's #725 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Theodora recorded 12,654 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #725 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,449 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #725 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,654 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theodora ranks #1,449 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #725 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,654 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #725 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,654
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Theodora's 12,654 recorded births place it above 97.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Theodora compares
12,654 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Theodora's all-time total is 34x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Theodora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,654 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 426 | 21 | 19,840 |
Theodora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Theodora's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 426, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Theodora popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 426
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Theodora popularity over time - boys
49 total births recorded since 1915 (Theodora as boys' name)
Theodora by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,234 births, 18% of the file).
2020s was Theodora's strongest decade.
2,234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Theodora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 107
1880s
107 births
- 1890s 220
1890s
220 births
- 1900s 342
1900s
342 births
- 1910s
1910s
994 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,597 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,099 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,411 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,041 births
- 1960s 715
1960s
715 births
- 1970s 436
1970s
436 births
- 1980s 428
1980s
428 births
- 1990s 457
1990s
457 births
- 2000s 447
2000s
447 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,126 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,234 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,234 births (18% of all-time use).
How Theodora 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 Theodora's total volume
Theodora by state
Where Theodora concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,837 | 14.5% |
| #2 | California | | 853 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 770 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 603 | 4.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 439 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 379 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 337 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 293 | 2.3% |
1,837 of 12,654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Theodora appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Theodora's data
- New York records the most Theodoras (1,837 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Theodora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Theodora 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.