Given name
Teodora
“gift of God”
Teodora is a form of Theodora. In Greek use, Theodora carries the interpretation “gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Teodora is a form of Theodora. In Greek use, Theodora carries the interpretation “gift of God.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Teodora is a feminine form of Teodoro. In Romanian usage, Teodora developed from Θεοδώρα.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Teodora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,323
- 0 boys · 1,323 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,091 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,091 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,952 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.
Teodora’s family of names
Teodora has an affectionate form in Teda. In Italian usage, Teodora is a feminine form of Teodoro. Teodora has a related form in Theodora.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Teodora has relatives in 20 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Teodora comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Teodora
- Teya DoraSerbian singer-songwriter (born 1992)
- AndreaBulgarian singerborn 1987
- TheodoraPapal mistress (c. 870 – 916)900–916
- TeyaAustrian singerborn 2000
- Teodora UngureanuRomanian artistic gymnast, gymnastics coach, circus performer, and businessperson (born 1960)
- Teodora of Bulgaria, Queen of SerbiaBulgarian princess and Queen consort of Serbia1290–1322
- Teodora RuanoSpanish cyclistborn 1969
- Teodora PušićSerbian volleyball playerborn 1994
- Teodora InjacSerbian chess playerborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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