Baby Name Popularity Profile
Theodore
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Theodore .
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National Rank (2025)
#4
All-Time Peak Rank
#4
Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births
317,206
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl
Male Archetype
First Recorded
1880
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2020s
13,355 births in 2025
π‘ The Theodore Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite . A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Gift of God
Language Origin
Greek
Origin Type
single
Derived from the Greek name TheodΕros (ΞΞ΅ΟΞ΄ΟΟΞΏΟ), meaning 'gift of God', from the elements theos (ΞΈΞ΅ΟΟ) 'god' and dΕron (Ξ΄αΏΆΟΞΏΞ½) 'gift'.
Common Nicknames
Theo
Ted
Teddy
Alternative Spellings
Theodor
Teodor
Pronunciation:
THEE-uh-dor
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Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Theodore across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+54.6%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+221.4%
2015: 4,155 births
4,155
2016: 4,910 births
2017: 5,973 births
2018: 7,088 births
2019: 7,896 births
2020: 8,638 births
8,638
2021: 9,600 births
2022: 10,824 births
2023: 11,093 births
2024: 12,069 births
2025: 13,355 births
13,355
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
13,355
births in 2025
Years in Top 100
80 yrs
Years in Top 500
146 yrs
Longest Streak
146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 2,176
1890s: 2,300
1900s: 6,490
1910s: 21,106
1920s: 31,287
1930s: 24,957
1940s: 26,249
1950s: 29,050
1960s: 21,288
1970s: 13,567
1980s: 11,958
1990s: 10,113
2000s: 10,556
2010s: 40,530
2020s: 65,579
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
The-o-dore
Letter Count
8 letters
Spelling Complexity
Complex
Length Percentile
Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with T, a letter used by only 6.1% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
District of Columbia
Top States
District of Columbia, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, Alaska
States with Data
51
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