Fun Facts About the Name Medora
- 759 babies named Medora: U.S. records list 759 babies given the name Medora from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Medora Mean?
Medora is a feminine name commonly explained as Greek in origin and as a shortened form of Metrodora, a Greek name built from mētēr (mother) and dōron (gift). The literal sense is 'gift of a mother' or 'mother's gift'; the shorter Medora is a customary form rather than a separate Greek word. Some popular accounts connect it with Greek mēdos ('thought, counsel') or with Medea, but those links are less secure, and the Metrodora explanation, while conventional, is not fully certain.
Medora Name History & Origins
Medora is familiar to English readers from Lord Byron's poem The Corsair (1814), in which Medora is the faithful wife of the pirate Conrad. That is a well-documented literary use, not a secure origin for the name. The parent name Metrodora has an older place in Greek Christian naming, while Medora is the shortened form that entered English usage. In the late 19th century the name was also used in the American West: Medora, North Dakota, was named for Medora von Hoffman, wife of the Marquis de Mores.
How Popular is the Name Medora?
Medora recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1920. Its best rank was #725 in 1885.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,733 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #16,775 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #16,896 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,062 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #17,560 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #18,895 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #18,243 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,715 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #13,356 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #16,674 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,043 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #10,774 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #12,829 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #14,940 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #14,688 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #9,435 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #10,388 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #9,992 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #9,868 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #9,718 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #8,822 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #8,650 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #7,968 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,960 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #8,217 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #7,283 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #6,889 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #5,238 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #4,443 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #6,564 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #6,239 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,362 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #4,261 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,166 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #4,118 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #4,489 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #4,228 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #5,440 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1943 | #4,528 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,348 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #4,845 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,415 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #3,369 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #2,874 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1936 | #3,023 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #2,867 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #2,524 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1932 | #4,248 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #2,526 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #2,994 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,683 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #3,365 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1927 | #3,473 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #2,666 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1924 | #2,625 | 14 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #2,238 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1922 | #1,763 | 24 | 0.0020% |
| 1921 | #2,461 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1920 | #1,687 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1919 | #2,939 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #2,076 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1917 | #1,820 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1916 | #2,198 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1915 | #2,021 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1914 | #1,876 | 14 | 0.0018% |
| 1913 | #2,471 | 8 | 0.0013% |
| 1912 | #1,796 | 11 | 0.0020% |
| 1911 | #1,618 | 10 | 0.0024% |
| 1910 | #1,882 | 8 | 0.0020% |
| 1909 | #2,423 | 5 | 0.0014% |
| 1908 | #1,406 | 10 | 0.0030% |
| 1907 | #1,351 | 10 | 0.0031% |
| 1906 | #1,286 | 10 | 0.0034% |
| 1905 | #2,134 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1904 | #1,444 | 8 | 0.0029% |
| 1903 | #1,978 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1901 | #1,605 | 6 | 0.0025% |
| 1900 | #1,393 | 9 | 0.0030% |
| 1899 | #1,073 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1898 | #1,632 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1896 | #1,270 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1895 | #1,100 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #1,440 | 6 | 0.0027% |
| 1890 | #1,164 | 7 | 0.0037% |
| 1889 | #1,414 | 5 | 0.0028% |
| 1887 | #1,005 | 7 | 0.0048% |
| 1885 | #725 | 10 | 0.0075% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Medora Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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