Theodosia
Feminine · “gift of God”
Theodosia is Greek for a gift of God, and it belonged to an American woman whose disappearance at sea in 1813 has never been explained.
How old is the name Theodosia?
Theodosia was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Theodosia alive today was born around 1931, making them about 94 years old. About 600 people named Theodosia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Theodosia most popular?
Theodosia peaked in 1880, reaching #547 nationally. Today it ranks #4067, 3,520 places below that high. See the whole 1880 chart.
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Where it comes from
From theos dosis to Theodosia
The story of Theodosia
Theodosius was the emperor who made Nicene Christianity the state religion in 380, and the name spread through the Greek world. In America it belonged to Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Aaron Burr, whose ship vanished off the Carolina coast in 1813 and was never found — a story that kept the name in American memory for a century. It appears in the records in real numbers around 1880.
Meaning
gift of God
From Greek theos, God, and dosis, a giving; the compound is the feminine counterpart of Theodosius. It says the same thing as Theodore and Dorothea with a different word for the giving.
How the name formed
- theos dosis
- Theodosia
Related forms: Θεοδοσία · Feodosiya · Teodosia
Pronouncing Theodosia
thee-oh-DOH-zhah
Four syllables with the stress on the third. Greek gives theh-oh-thoh-SEE-ah.
Nicknames for Theodosia
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most girls named
- 192037 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #547reached in 1880
- Change vs 2023
- +12.9%35 in 2025, from 31
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Theodosia in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Θεοδοσία in Greek — transliteration
- Feodosiya in Russian — same name
- Teodosia in Spanish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Indiana.
Theodosias among us
people named Theodosia are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 45,922 born in 2025 was named Theodosia
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Theodosia sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Theodosia is headed
Theodosia should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Theodosia beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Theodosia in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning that is entirely transparent once explained.
- Theo is a warm short form with real current international use.
- Genuine nineteenth-century American use behind it.
- Nine letters and four syllables is a great deal for early handwriting.
- Theodora is close and far more common in America.
- The Greek and American pronunciations differ at several sounds.
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Frequently asked
- How many Theodosias are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Theodosia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Theodosia in 2025?
- Theodosia ranks #4067 among US girl names in 2025, with 35 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Theodosia?
- About 1 in every 45,922 US girls born in 2025 was named Theodosia — 35 in all.
- Will my child share the name Theodosia with classmates?
- Theodosia will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Theodosia
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