Girl
Theodora
As a girl's name, Theodora is understood to mean "gift of God". It is not as common as it was in the 1920s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1942.
GreekGreek "doron" (gift) + "theos" (God)
EtymologyMeaning "gift of God"
Births by decade
1900s
342
1910s
1,004
1920s
1,618
1930s
1,111
1940s
1,411
1950s
1,047
1960s
715
1970s
431
1980s
428
1990s
457
2000s
447
2010s
646
Peaked in the 1920s · 9,657 total U.S. births since 1900