How Many People Are Named Theodora?
An estimated 6,819 people in the United States have the first name Theodora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Theodora peaked in popularity in 2022 with 426 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Theodora as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Theodora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,819
About 1 in 50,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2022
426 births
Total Registered
12,316
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Theodora
Theodora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,316 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Theodora as a male name
Ranked #3,955 in 1957
6 male births in 1957
Peak: 1939 (7 births)
Theodora as a female name
Ranked #812 in 2024
343 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (426 births)
Theodora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Theodora span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,847 babies were registered. Theodora remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Theodora by Decade
How has Theodora tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Theodora by State
Birth registrations for Theodora span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New Mexico, Kansas, Rhode Island. On average, about 184 Theodoras were registered per state.
Theodora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Theodora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Theodora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Theodora?
We estimate approximately 6,819 people named Theodora are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 50,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Theodora a common name?
Theodora is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,316 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Theodora most popular?
Theodora reached peak popularity in 2022, when 426 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Theodora is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Theodora a female name?
Theodora is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Theodora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Theodora Smith, Theodora Johnson, Theodora Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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