Fun Facts About the Name Theadora
- More than 1 thousand babies named Theadora: U.S. records list 1,507 babies given the name Theadora from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Theadora Mean?
Theadora means "gift of God" and comes from Greek. It is a variant spelling of the older form Theodora, the feminine of Greek Theodoros (Θεόδωρος), a compound of theos (θεός), "god," and dōron (δῶρον), "gift." The literal sense of the parts is "god" plus "gift," and the customary English rendering is "gift of God." Theadora differs from the usual English spelling only by using an a in the second syllable; the two forms are the same name. Short forms such as Dora and Thea are drawn from the same elements, though Dora also serves as a short form of the separately derived Dorothy, from Greek Dōrothea, which reverses the two components.
Theadora Name History & Origins
The masculine Theodoros and the feminine Theodora were used in the Greek-speaking eastern Mediterranean in late antiquity. The name became well established in the Byzantine Empire, where the best-known bearer was Theodora (about 500 - 548), the wife of Emperor Justinian I. Crowned empress, she took part in affairs of state and is remembered for her role during the Nika riots in Constantinople in 532. A later empress named Theodora, active in the ninth century, is associated with the restoration of icon veneration in 843 and is honored as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Through Byzantine and Orthodox Christian influence, the name passed into other languages, including Russian forms such as Feodora and Fedora, and into western European use through Latin Theodora, appearing in Italian, Spanish, and Polish as Teodora and in French as Théodora. English speakers have used Theodora since at least the early modern period, and the respelled Theadora belongs to the same tradition rather than to a separate origin.
How Popular is the Name Theadora?
Theadora has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #1,889 in 2024.
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 | #2,170 | 86 | 0.0054% |
| 2024 | #1,889 | 106 | 0.0066% |
| 2023 | #2,393 | 76 | 0.0047% |
| 2022 | #2,226 | 85 | 0.0052% |
| 2021 | #2,117 | 90 | 0.0055% |
| 2020 | #2,498 | 70 | 0.0043% |
| 2019 | #2,448 | 73 | 0.0044% |
| 2018 | #3,736 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2017 | #3,760 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #4,522 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #4,580 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #8,450 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,115 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #6,555 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #10,333 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #12,187 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #17,121 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #8,930 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #8,978 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #13,508 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #8,839 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #11,541 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #6,865 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #9,427 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,291 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #9,122 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #6,174 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #12,328 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #9,745 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,097 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #5,206 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #4,834 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #6,240 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #13,218 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #11,422 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #12,835 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #9,614 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #13,737 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #8,709 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #10,800 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,921 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #10,414 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #8,114 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #6,320 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #6,937 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #5,994 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #5,755 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #6,708 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #7,559 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #5,906 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,091 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #3,469 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #3,219 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #4,627 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #3,581 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #3,213 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #3,654 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,935 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #2,845 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #2,530 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1941 | #2,657 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1940 | #3,831 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #2,404 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1938 | #2,435 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1937 | #2,721 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1936 | #2,837 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #4,828 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,132 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #3,381 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #3,539 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #4,509 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,370 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #3,718 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #2,421 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1926 | #3,248 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #2,759 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1924 | #2,956 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #3,334 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,944 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #2,919 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1920 | #5,676 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #3,772 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #3,317 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1916 | #3,012 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #2,515 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #3,563 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #3,144 | 6 | 0.0010% |
| 1908 | #2,396 | 5 | 0.0015% |
| 1906 | #2,189 | 5 | 0.0017% |
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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