# Isidora (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/isidora/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “gift of isis” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | Izzy |
| Variant spellings | Isadora |
| US babies named this | 637 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 637 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 52, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Name of a fourth-century saint. The feminine equivalent of Isidore, from Ancient Greek Ἰσιδώρα (Isidṓra, “gift of Isis”).

## What it means

Isidora is grouped under gift.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 8,828 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11,639 |
| 2013 | 18 | 6,848 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,555 |
| 2015 | 20 | 6,323 |
| 2016 | 21 | 6,051 |
| 2017 | 25 | 5,237 |
| 2018 | 22 | 5,676 |
| 2019 | 16 | 7,151 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7,356 |
| 2021 | 21 | 5,832 |
| 2022 | 25 | 5,225 |
| 2023 | 28 | 4,797 |
| 2024 | 25 | 5,207 |
| 2025 | 24 | 5,306 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | 3,262 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4,373 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5,061 |
| 2008 | 6 | 3,397 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4,838 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3,536 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,985 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## In other languages

- Greek: Ισιδώρα
- Italian: Isidora
- Latin: Isidōra
- Polish: Izydora
- Russian: Исидо́ра
- Spanish: Isidora

## People named Isidora

- Isidora Jiménez, Chilean athletics competitor
- Isidora Aguirre, Chilean playwright (1919–2011)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.