Theodore

Given to 318,175 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +60% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#11932
recorded as girls
#4
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
13,362
girls 7 · boys 13,355
Peak year
2025
13,355 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
318,175
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Theodore was most popular in 2025, when 13,355 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 13,355 babies were named Theodore, ranking #4 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 60%.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Theodore was most popular in 2025, when 13,355 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 13,355 babies were named Theodore, ranking #4 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 60%.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 2025

Theodore was most popular in 2025, when 13,355 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 13,355 babies were named Theodore, ranking #4 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 60%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 7 11932 13,355 4
2024 13 7967 12,069 4
2023 11 8989 11,093 7
2022 15 7281 10,824 10
2021 8 11146 9,600 10
2020 14 7559 8,638 23
2019 7 12448 7,896 36
2018 <5 — 7,088 44
2017 <5 — 5,973 61
2016 7 12876 4,910 83
2015 <5 — 4,155 99
2014 <5 — 3,228 126
2013 <5 — 2,429 167
2012 5 16869 1,945 194
2011 <5 — 1,573 230
2010 <5 — 1,333 257
2009 <5 — 1,239 276
2008 <5 — 1,139 293
2007 <5 — 1,137 300
2006 <5 — 1,133 295
2005 <5 — 1,095 299
2004 <5 — 1,005 313
2003 <5 — 964 309
2002 <5 — 975 300
2001 <5 — 935 306
2000 <5 — 934 312
1999 <5 — 913 314
1998 <5 — 984 289
1997 <5 — 956 291
1996 <5 — 905 294
1995 <5 — 956 284
1994 <5 — 941 291
1993 <5 — 1,036 277
1992 <5 — 1,093 259
1991 <5 — 1,098 251
1990 <5 — 1,231 233
1989 <5 — 1,293 216
1988 9 7691 1,239 211
1987 11 6335 1,218 206
1986 13 5459 1,256 200
1985 16 4635 1,211 200
1984 5 10422 1,069 213
1983 11 5824 1,156 206
1982 6 9237 1,189 207
1981 11 5885 1,133 218
1980 6 9095 1,194 206
1979 7 8061 1,238 198
1978 12 5214 1,212 195
1977 8 6892 1,223 194
1976 13 4614 1,174 189
1975 5 9067 1,197 189
1974 19 3426 1,269 180
1973 8 6080 1,342 175
1972 <5 — 1,419 175
1971 11 4810 1,664 166
1970 8 5818 1,829 160
1969 12 4198 1,945 153
1968 5 7016 1,887 149
1967 13 3656 1,854 149
1966 7 5273 1,905 149
1965 7 5289 2,140 143
1964 10 4355 2,169 152
1963 9 4539 2,387 142
1962 12 3782 2,316 146
1961 15 3318 2,303 151
1960 11 3920 2,382 149
1959 8 4625 2,399 146
1958 15 3085 2,503 140
1957 8 4536 2,760 132
1956 5 5952 2,955 119
1955 7 4740 2,976 120
1954 13 3157 3,074 115
1953 13 3106 2,937 112
1952 10 3552 3,270 100
1951 7 4385 3,216 99
1950 8 3962 2,960 99
1949 6 4673 3,041 100
1948 11 3137 2,830 104
1947 5 5295 2,928 102
1946 6 4417 2,612 101
1945 6 4025 2,347 101
1944 11 2762 2,574 96
1943 5 4691 2,616 96
1942 6 4124 2,665 91
1941 5 4420 2,330 95
1940 7 3503 2,306 90
1939 11 2592 2,196 90
1938 9 2940 2,360 84
1937 11 2570 2,317 86
1936 9 2857 2,219 87
1935 6 3742 2,433 79
1934 18 1834 2,523 74
1933 12 2404 2,611 68
1932 15 2130 2,674 67
1931 20 1750 2,666 70
1930 20 1815 2,958 67
1929 30 1393 2,903 65
1928 25 1637 2,916 66
1927 24 1728 3,124 62
1926 17 2165 3,129 63
1925 15 2378 3,226 63
1924 15 2409 3,225 65
1923 19 2021 3,157 62
1922 14 2479 3,216 62
1921 7 4023 3,172 65
1920 16 2263 3,219 63
1919 17 2063 3,424 54
1918 16 2209 3,143 64
1917 11 2693 2,809 63
1916 8 3258 2,641 65
1915 7 3434 2,504 64
1914 7 2876 1,929 64
1913 6 2827 1,650 60
1912 8 2144 1,561 52
1911 10 1545 753 56
1910 8 1773 692 53
1909 8 1607 595 51
1908 5 2101 643 47
1907 <5 — 712 38
1906 5 1951 688 38
1905 <5 — 834 33
1904 <5 — 834 30
1903 5 1792 663 36
1902 <5 — 642 34
1901 6 1466 450 43
1900 <5 — 429 61
1899 <5 — 252 78
1898 <5 — 281 75
1897 <5 — 215 85
1896 <5 — 241 82
1895 <5 — 208 93
1894 <5 — 241 81
1893 <5 — 209 90
1892 <5 — 239 82
1891 <5 — 224 76
1890 <5 — 190 89
1889 <5 — 231 75
1888 <5 — 249 80
1887 <5 — 201 82
1886 <5 — 258 69
1885 <5 — 199 83
1884 <5 — 211 81
1883 <5 — 185 81
1882 <5 — 232 75
1881 <5 — 178 78
1880 <5 — 232 70

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Other spellings

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Where Theodore is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years