# Theodosia (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/theodosia/  
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 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˌθi.əˈdoʊ.ʒə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,705 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,705 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 13, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Theodosia, from Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía). Feminine form of Theodosius. Doublet of Feodosiya.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 7 | 9,163 |
| 1989 | 6 | 12,253 |
| 1990 | 7 | 11,307 |
| 1994 | 5 | 15,582 |
| 2006 | 6 | 16,969 |
| 2016 | 6 | 16,073 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9,878 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9,765 |
| 2019 | 21 | 5,964 |
| 2020 | 20 | 6,063 |
| 2021 | 36 | 4,079 |
| 2022 | 27 | 5,011 |
| 2023 | 31 | 4,556 |
| 2024 | 29 | 4,766 |
| 2025 | 35 | 4,159 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |

## In other languages

- French: Théodosie
- Greek: Θεοδοσία
- Italian: Teodosia
- Latin: Theodosia
- Polish: Teodozja
- Portuguese: Teodósia
- Russian: Феодо́сия

## People named Theodosia

- Theodosia, Byzantine empress, wife of Leo V
- Theodosia Okoh, designer of the Ghana national flag

## 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.