COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE RETURNED

Theodosia
A female given name · United States

RETURNED 2006 AFTER 11 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE

Theodosia (F): reported births per year01020304050188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 45 — 1918
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Aaron Burr's daughter; the musical found the name already back, and lifted it. First reported in 1880, Theodosia fell below the line and stayed there from 1995 through 2005 — 11 years. It returned in 2006; in 2025 the register shows 35 births, against a peak of 45 in 1918.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported2025 — 35 births
Peak1918 — 45 births
Total recorded, 1880–20251,705
Years above the line115 of a possible 146
Longest absence11 years (1995–2005)
Returned2006

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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