Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Theodora

#1,412 most common girls' name of all time · #2,444 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,412
Rank overall
#2,444 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
12,703
Since 2016
2,922
Peak year
2022 #688
Best rank
#505 1908
Girls Boys peak 426/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Theodora is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 384 — 384 #725
2024 346 — 346 #811
2023 363 — 363 #777
2022 426 — 426 #688
2021 387 — 387 #737
2020 328 — 328 #835
2019 314 — 314 #853
2018 159 — 159 #1,407
2017 107 — 107 #1,889
2016 108 — 108 #1,884
2015 81 — 81 #2,295
2014 85 — 85 #2,213
2013 96 — 96 #2,020
2012 68 — 68 #2,632
2011 61 — 61 #2,838
2010 47 — 47 #3,410
2009 45 — 45 #3,562
2008 41 — 41 #3,859
2007 47 — 47 #3,484
2006 49 — 49 #3,317
2005 41 — 41 #3,590
2004 44 — 44 #3,391
2003 52 — 52 #2,923
2002 47 — 47 #3,069
2001 37 — 37 #3,553
2000 44 — 44 #3,121
1999 48 — 48 #2,813
1998 52 — 52 #2,615
1997 33 — 33 #3,449
1996 46 — 46 #2,673
1995 54 — 54 #2,394
1994 49 — 49 #2,541
1993 58 — 58 #2,241
1992 42 — 42 #2,833
1991 36 — 36 #3,099
1990 39 — 39 #2,902
1989 42 — 42 #2,664
1988 41 — 41 #2,599
1987 49 — 49 #2,199
1986 51 — 51 #2,079
1985 49 — 49 #2,138
1984 40 — 40 #2,388
1983 42 — 42 #2,273
1982 38 — 38 #2,494
1981 35 — 35 #2,615
1980 41 — 41 #2,347
1979 29 — 29 #2,933
1978 30 — 30 #2,742
1977 37 — 37 #2,383
1976 42 — 42 #2,063
1975 46 — 46 #1,936
1974 50 — 50 #1,773
1973 54 — 54 #1,668
1972 55 — 55 #1,631
1971 52 — 52 #1,730
1970 41 — 41 #2,019
1969 56 — 56 #1,593
1968 43 — 43 #1,813
1967 69 — 69 #1,316
1966 70 — 70 #1,292
1965 63 — 63 #1,390
1964 85 — 85 #1,199
1963 75 — 75 #1,275
1962 83 — 83 #1,213
1961 88 — 88 #1,176
1960 83 — 83 #1,194
1959 110 — 110 #1,006
1958 90 — 90 #1,113
1957 85 6 91 #1,146
1956 104 — 104 #1,002
1955 100 — 100 #1,000
1954 102 — 102 #960
1953 117 — 117 #868
1952 125 — 125 #811
1951 104 — 104 #883
1950 104 — 104 #870
1949 134 — 134 #738
1948 131 — 131 #739
1947 143 — 143 #708
1946 125 — 125 #724
1945 142 — 142 #607
1944 140 — 140 #621
1943 141 — 141 #639
1942 189 — 189 #539
1941 140 — 140 #596
1940 126 — 126 #626
1939 131 7 138 #583
1938 146 — 146 #567
1937 167 — 167 #509
1936 60 — 60 #876
1935 86 — 86 #725
1934 82 5 87 #737
1933 90 — 90 #683
1932 115 — 115 #618
1931 108 — 108 #641
1930 114 — 114 #646
1929 141 — 141 #576
1928 150 5 155 #578
1927 156 6 162 #573
1926 131 5 136 #625
1925 153 — 153 #583
1924 177 — 177 #546
1923 158 — 158 #571
1922 172 — 172 #539
1921 184 — 184 #522
1920 175 5 180 #536
1919 133 — 133 #608
1918 166 — 166 #546
1917 129 5 134 #601
1916 122 — 122 #614
1915 129 5 134 #566
1914 78 — 78 #656
1913 87 — 87 #546
1912 60 — 60 #639
1911 50 — 50 #606
1910 40 — 40 #673
1909 42 — 42 #597
1908 52 — 52 #505
1907 37 — 37 #619
1906 41 — 41 #551
1905 40 — 40 #548
1904 39 — 39 #531
1903 24 — 24 #684
1902 24 — 24 #693
1901 19 — 19 #750
1900 24 — 24 #747
1899 16 — 16 #817
1898 29 — 29 #601
1897 20 — 20 #702
1896 21 — 21 #694
1895 28 — 28 #566
1894 20 — 20 #670
1893 15 — 15 #769
1892 22 — 22 #599
1891 23 — 23 #548
1890 26 — 26 #514
1889 18 — 18 #603
1888 18 — 18 #602
1887 12 — 12 #667
1886 8 — 8 #832
1885 18 — 18 #511
1884 6 — 6 #934
1883 11 — 11 #595
1881 5 — 5 #835
1880 11 — 11 #542