Theodora
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium. From the Ancient Greek feminine form of Theodore.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Theodora (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Theodora has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 149 |
| 2000 | 145 |
| 2001 | 151 |
| 2002 | 152 |
| 2003 | 163 |
| 2004 | 166 |
| 2005 | 168 |
| 2006 | 177 |
| 2007 | 187 |
| 2008 | 197 |
| 2009 | 203 |
| 2010 | 206 |
| 2011 | 212 |
| 2012 | 227 |
| 2013 | 241 |
| 2014 | 256 |
| 2015 | 271 |
| 2016 | 282 |
| 2017 | 307 |
| 2018 | 316 |
| 2019 | 333 |
| 2020 | 351 |
Theodora in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Theodora.Hi! My name is Theodora.
- Theodora bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Theodora lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Theodora har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Theodora has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Theodoras mamma är lärare.Theodora's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Theodoras mamma is Theodora's mum.
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Questions about Theodora
How do you pronounce Theodora in Swedish?
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What does the name Theodora mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium. From the Ancient Greek feminine form of Theodore.
How popular is Theodora in Sweden?
16 babies were named Theodora in 2022. In 2020, 351 people in Sweden had Theodora as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.