Theodore

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Theodore is ranked 4th among boys in 2024 (12,011 births). Its best rank was 4th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #4up 3 from 2023
Births in 2024: 12,0110.70% of boys
Peak year: 202412,011 births
Best rank: #4in 2024
Since 1880: 303,761people given the name

Babies named Theodore, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

303,761 boys have been named Theodore in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 12,011 births — 0.70% of all boys recorded that year.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1963, and the 2020s alone account for 17%. It has spent 145 of 145 years in the top 1,000, 79 of them in the top 100 and 4 in the top 10.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Theodore
1880s	2,176
1890s	2,300
1900s	6,490
1910s	21,106
1920s	31,287
1930s	24,957
1940s	26,248
1950s	29,049
1960s	21,286
1970s	13,570
1980s	11,959
1990s	10,109
2000s	10,556
2010s	40,525
2020s	52,143

In 2024, its biggest year

Theodore was the 4th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Theodore

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

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.