Fedora
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- feh-DOR-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Fedora is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Fedora mean?
Greek: Russian-derived form of Theodora
“gift of God”
The fedora hat takes its name from Fedora, an 1882 play by Victorien Sardou about a Russian princess.
Is Fedora a girl's or a boy's name?
Fedora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fedora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Fedora, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Fedora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
Nicknames for Fedora
- Dora 25 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Fedora
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matilda Cora Ada Clara Flora Ophelia Eva Eliza Florence Lola Nora Rosa
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fedora: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fedora, updated 20 October 2026.