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Isadora

Gender
Girl
Say it
iz-a-DOR-a
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#996 for girls
US rank, 2025
#1,261 for girls

Isadora is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “gift of Isis”. In 2025 it ranked 996th for girls in the UK (37 babies) and 1,261st for girls in the US (177 babies).

What does Isadora mean?

Greek: feminine of Isidore

“gift of Isis”

Isadora Duncan, the American dancer, is regarded as a founder of modern dance.

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Is Isadora a girl's or a boy's name?

Isadora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 girls in the UK and 177 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Isadora in the UK?

Rank in 2025
996th among girls
Babies in 2025
37 about 1 in 7,500 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 59% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 37 girls in the UK were named Isadora, making it the 996th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,213th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 38 girls.

Half of all the girls named Isadora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 997th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 38 in 20242025
Isadora in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202537#996
202438#984
202335#1,051
202232#1,118
202133#1,109
202029#1,213
201926#1,332
201814#2,088
201732#1,150
201630#1,209
201522#1,527
201419#1,656
201336#1,065
201231#1,179
201128#1,238
201024#1,380
200917#1,691
200821#1,443
200726#1,170
200614#1,764
200518#1,382
200417#1,399
200315#1,492
200212#1,649
20014#3,427
20008#2,097
19999#1,921
19984#3,310
199712#1,559
19969#1,862

How popular is Isadora in the US?

Rank in 2025
1,261st among girls
Babies in 2025
177 about 1 in 9,100 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 3% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 177 girls in the US were named Isadora, making it the 1,261st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,308th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 192 girls.

Half of all the girls named Isadora in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 192 in 20242025
Isadora in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025177#1,261
2024192#1,223
2023155#1,439
2022146#1,490
2021137#1,532
2020168#1,308
2019156#1,429
2018185#1,250
2017140#1,563
2016137#1,605
2015172#1,372
2014167#1,382
2013129#1,646
2012148#1,503
2011144#1,524
2010122#1,713
2009119#1,810
2008131#1,704
2007137#1,621
2006132#1,615
200581#2,238
200474#2,323
200360#2,635
200244#3,192
200153#2,762
200041#3,266
199931#3,800
199820#5,119
199731#3,623
199620#4,878
199520#4,841
199425#4,110
199317#5,413
199225#4,082
199119#4,998
199018#5,055
198912#6,525
198814#5,593
19879#7,348
198612#5,754
19859#6,952
198414#4,965
198310#6,210
198212#5,532
198117#4,343
198010#6,318
197913#5,091
197812#5,214
197720#3,611
197612#4,903
19755#9,065
197413#4,458
197315#3,970
197211#4,792
19715#8,322
19707#6,361
19697#5,972
19680–
19670–
19660–
19650–
19640–
19630–
19620–
19610–
19600–
19590–
19580–
19576#5,376
19568#4,466
19550–
19549#3,965
19539#3,954
195210#3,551
19510–
19507#4,313
19497#4,234
19487#4,203
194710#3,446
19465#4,958
19459#3,131
194413#2,510
194310#3,039
19426#4,122
19415#4,418
194013#2,296
193912#2,417
19387#3,448
193715#2,101
193614#2,153
19357#3,429
193414#2,186
193316#1,970
193216#2,036
19319#2,970
193010#2,844
192918#1,952
192818#2,022
192714#2,432
192628#1,540
192523#1,794
192422#1,871
192326#1,637
192227#1,611
192121#1,927
192013#2,590
191922#1,745
191821#1,805
191722#1,652
191625#1,485
191536#1,140
191415#1,740
191315#1,528
191218#1,252
191111#1,450
19106#2,140
19096#1,957
190810#1,357
190710#1,289
190614#1,002
190511#1,162
19045#1,876
19038#1,318
19027#1,438
19017#1,339
190015#970
18997#1,277
18986#1,501
18978#1,167
189610#1,047
18958#1,202
18947#1,236
18930–
18926#1,278
18918#1,006
18909#940
18896#1,146
18885#1,276
18870–
18860–
18855#1,047
18849#731
18830–
18829#634
18810–
18805#836

Nicknames for Isadora

Names like Isadora

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Isabella, Arabella, Sophia, Isla, Amelia, Eliza, Luna, Ophelia, Emilia, Bella, Lyra, Ava

Names related to Isadora

Isidora, Izadora, Isadore

More Greek names

Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Isadora: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/isadora, updated 20 October 2026.