Given name
Isidora
“a gift of Isis”·“a gift from the goddess Isis”
In English use, Isidora is a feminine form of Isidore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of Isis.” Isidora is a variant of Isadore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift from the goddess Isis.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Isidora is a feminine form of Isidore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of Isis.” Isidora is a variant of Isadore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift from the goddess Isis.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Isidora is a feminine form of Isidore. An origin associated with Isidore is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Isidora is used as a feminine counterpart of Isidore.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Isidora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 637
- 0 boys · 637 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,306 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,306 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,284 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Isidora’s family of names
Isidora has a short form in Dora. In Italian usage, Isidora is a feminine form of Isidoro. In Catalan usage, Isidora has a related form in Isadora.
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Around the world
Isidora has relatives in 16 languages.
15 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Isidraequivalent
- Izidoraequivalent
- Isidoromasculine form · Italian
- Isidorusmasculine form · Portuguese
- Исидо́раRussian
- IzydoraPolish
- इसिडोराMarathi
- IsidōraLatin
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People named Isidora
- Isidora SekulićSerbian writer (1877–1958)
- Isidora ŽebeljanSerbian composer (1967–2020)
- Isidora JiménezChilean athletics competitorborn 1993
- Izydora Kosach-BorysovaUkrainian writer (1888-1980)
- Isidora Zegerscomposer (1803–1869)
- Isidora SimijonovićSerbian actressborn 1997
- Isidora GoyenecheaChilean businessperson1836–1897
- Isidora BjelicaSerbian writer1967–2020
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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