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Theodora

Girl

Origin of the name

Theodora is the feminine of Theodore, from the Greek, “gift of God.” The Byzantine Empress Theodora made it famous.

Rising name

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In 2022, Theodora reached its peak: 426 girls, 1 baby in 7,948. The momentum is recent: births are up 171% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. Its rank in 2025: No. 725.
12,654births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 688rank at its peak, in 2022

Where babies named Theodora are born

2022

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The darker the blue, the more common Theodora is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Theodora is most common in New York (3.2 times), New Jersey (2.1) and Pennsylvania (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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