Holding steady.
Popularity of Tecora since 1910
Babies named Tecora per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1929, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tecora's real moment was 1912.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 41 |
| 1920s | 54 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 27 |
| 1980s | 37 |
| 1990s | 18 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tecora is a rare and unusual name that saw its brief peak during the 1910s, with most recorded births occurring in 1912, its peak year. Since then, the name has not reappeared with any frequency; no births were recorded by the Social Security Administration in 2025, reflecting its stable but vanishing trajectory. The name has no geographic stronghold, as no top states are associated with it. Its uncertain etymology suggests it may be an Anglophone respelling of Teodora or a creative elaboration of the less common Teora. Despite its obscurity, Tecora fits a pattern of early 20th-century invented or adapted names that now feel distinctive and vintage.
Tecora appears to be a modern coinage, likely an elaborated form of Teora or a respelling of Theodora, which is Greek for 'gift of God.' The name saw modest use in the United States in the early 1910s, peaking in 1912, but has since become extremely rare. It may also be a variant of Tecora, a name of uncertain origin that appeared in African American communities during the same period.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tec, Cora, Tori
Sibling names for Tecora
Names that share Tecora's style, for a brother or sister.
