Theodor
Theodor is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 71 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 710.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 202288 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1884
- 2,140people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,140 boys have been named Theodor in the United States since 1884, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 88 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2000, and the 2010s alone account for 23%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Theodor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | |
| 1890s | 6 | |
| 1910s | 110 | |
| 1920s | 139 | |
| 1930s | 120 | |
| 1940s | 113 | |
| 1950s | 139 | |
| 1960s | 124 | |
| 1970s | 79 | |
| 1980s | 98 | |
| 1990s | 127 | |
| 2000s | 189 | |
| 2010s | 492 | |
| 2020s | 394 |
In 2022, its biggest year
Theodor was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2022 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2022.
Names that rose and fell with Theodor
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Parkspeak 2023
- Nylepeak 2016
- Gentrypeak 2021
- Elliottpeak 2019
- Lindenpeak 2024
- Jethropeak 2024
- Levinpeak 2011
- Amespeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.