Theodore
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #4 for boys in 2025, 13,355 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 13,355 births
- Debut · boys
- 232 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 80 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 317,206since 1880
Theodore over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #4 | 13,355 |
| 2024 | #7,967 | 13 | #4 | 12,069 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #7 | 11,093 |
| 2022 | #7,281 | 15 | #10 | 10,824 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #10 | 9,600 |
| 2020 | #7,559 | 14 | #23 | 8,638 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #36 | 7,896 |
| 2018 | — | #44 | 7,088 | |
| 2017 | — | #61 | 5,973 | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #83 | 4,910 |
| 2015 | — | #99 | 4,155 | |
| 2014 | — | #126 | 3,228 | |
| 2013 | — | #167 | 2,429 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #194 | 1,945 |
| 2011 | — | #230 | 1,573 | |
| 2010 | — | #257 | 1,333 | |
| 2009 | — | #276 | 1,239 | |
| 2008 | — | #293 | 1,139 | |
| 2007 | — | #300 | 1,137 | |
| 2006 | — | #295 | 1,133 | |
| 2005 | — | #299 | 1,095 | |
| 2004 | — | #313 | 1,005 | |
| 2003 | — | #309 | 964 | |
| 2002 | — | #300 | 975 | |
| 2001 | — | #306 | 935 | |
| 2000 | — | #312 | 934 | |
| 1999 | — | #314 | 913 | |
| 1998 | — | #289 | 984 | |
| 1997 | — | #291 | 956 | |
| 1996 | — | #294 | 905 | |
| 1995 | — | #284 | 956 | |
| 1994 | — | #291 | 941 | |
| 1993 | — | #277 | 1,036 | |
| 1992 | — | #259 | 1,093 | |
| 1991 | — | #251 | 1,098 | |
| 1990 | — | #233 | 1,231 | |
| 1989 | — | #216 | 1,293 | |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #211 | 1,239 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #206 | 1,218 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | #200 | 1,256 |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | #200 | 1,211 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #213 | 1,069 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #206 | 1,156 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #207 | 1,189 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #218 | 1,133 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #206 | 1,194 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #198 | 1,238 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #195 | 1,212 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #194 | 1,223 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #189 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #189 | 1,197 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | #180 | 1,269 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #175 | 1,342 |
| 1972 | — | #175 | 1,419 | |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #166 | 1,664 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #160 | 1,829 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #153 | 1,945 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #149 | 1,887 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #149 | 1,854 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #149 | 1,905 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #143 | 2,140 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #152 | 2,169 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #142 | 2,387 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #146 | 2,316 |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 | #151 | 2,303 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #149 | 2,382 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #146 | 2,399 |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | #140 | 2,503 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #132 | 2,760 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #119 | 2,955 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #120 | 2,976 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 | #115 | 3,074 |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | #112 | 2,937 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #100 | 3,270 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #99 | 3,216 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #99 | 2,960 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #100 | 3,041 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #104 | 2,830 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #102 | 2,928 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #101 | 2,612 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #101 | 2,347 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #96 | 2,574 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #96 | 2,616 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #91 | 2,665 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #95 | 2,330 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #90 | 2,306 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | #90 | 2,196 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #84 | 2,360 |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #86 | 2,317 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #87 | 2,219 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #79 | 2,433 |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 | #74 | 2,523 |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 | #68 | 2,611 |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | #67 | 2,674 |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 | #70 | 2,666 |
| 1930 | #1,815 | 20 | #67 | 2,958 |
| 1929 | #1,393 | 30 | #65 | 2,903 |
| 1928 | #1,637 | 25 | #66 | 2,916 |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 | #62 | 3,124 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | #63 | 3,129 |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | #63 | 3,226 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | #65 | 3,225 |
| 1923 | #2,021 | 19 | #62 | 3,157 |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | #62 | 3,216 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #65 | 3,172 |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 | #63 | 3,219 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | #54 | 3,424 |
| 1918 | #2,209 | 16 | #64 | 3,143 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #63 | 2,809 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #65 | 2,641 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #64 | 2,504 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #64 | 1,929 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #60 | 1,650 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #52 | 1,561 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #56 | 753 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #53 | 692 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #51 | 595 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #47 | 643 |
| 1907 | — | #38 | 712 | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #38 | 688 |
| 1905 | — | #33 | 834 | |
| 1904 | — | #30 | 834 | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #36 | 663 |
| 1902 | — | #34 | 642 | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #43 | 450 |
| 1900 | — | #61 | 429 | |
| 1899 | — | #78 | 252 | |
| 1898 | — | #75 | 281 | |
| 1897 | — | #85 | 215 | |
| 1896 | — | #82 | 241 | |
| 1895 | — | #93 | 208 | |
| 1894 | — | #81 | 241 | |
| 1893 | — | #90 | 209 | |
| 1892 | — | #82 | 239 | |
| 1891 | — | #76 | 224 | |
| 1890 | — | #89 | 190 | |
| 1889 | — | #75 | 231 | |
| 1888 | — | #80 | 249 | |
| 1887 | — | #82 | 201 | |
| 1886 | — | #69 | 258 | |
| 1885 | — | #83 | 199 | |
| 1884 | — | #81 | 211 | |
| 1883 | — | #81 | 185 | |
| 1882 | — | #75 | 232 | |
| 1881 | — | #78 | 178 | |
| 1880 | — | #70 | 232 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Theodore was already there! It came in at #70, and was given to 232 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1897, when fewer than 260 boys a year got the name.
Where Theodore is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#119 · 1 in 499
- Alaska#126 · 1 in 508
- Rhode Island#126 · 1 in 692
- Minnesota#149 · 1 in 888
- Maryland#154 · 1 in 898
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Hampshire, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #119 | 10 | 1 in 499 |
| Alaska | #126 | 7 | 1 in 508 |
| Rhode Island | #126 | 8 | 1 in 692 |
| Minnesota | #149 | 32 | 1 in 888 |
| Maryland | #154 | 32 | 1 in 898 |
| Massachusetts | #158 | 34 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Wisconsin | #159 | 30 | 1 in 976 |
| Maine | #180 | 5 | 1 in 1,153 |
| New Jersey | #187 | 37 | 1 in 1,315 |
| Connecticut | #188 | 14 | 1 in 1,372 |
| Pennsylvania | #193 | 49 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Indiana | #224 | 25 | 1 in 1,504 |
| Michigan | #224 | 39 | 1 in 1,528 |
| Idaho | #226 | 7 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Ohio | #226 | 42 | 1 in 1,674 |
| New York | #228 | 75 | 1 in 1,583 |
| Illinois | #232 | 56 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Washington | #236 | 25 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Missouri | #259 | 18 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Colorado | #264 | 16 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Oregon | #271 | 13 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Nevada | #292 | 6 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Virginia | #300 | 18 | 1 in 2,168 |
| New Mexico | #331 | 6 | 1 in 1,799 |
| California | #337 | 100 | 1 in 2,535 |
| Oklahoma | #337 | 8 | 1 in 2,383 |
| Arizona | #339 | 15 | 1 in 2,235 |
| North Carolina | #341 | 18 | 1 in 2,549 |
| Florida | #369 | 32 | 1 in 2,653 |
| Georgia | #380 | 19 | 1 in 2,550 |
| South Carolina | #392 | 7 | 1 in 2,808 |
| Tennessee | #419 | 9 | 1 in 3,821 |
| Texas | #483 | 38 | 1 in 4,101 |
| Louisiana | #535 | 7 | 1 in 3,812 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Theodore
Momentum · boys
Rising
- Held #4 since 2024
- 19 spots since 2020 (#23 → #4)
- 95 spots since 2015 (#99 → #4)
- Biggest jump: 41 spots in 2014 (#167 → #126)
- Biggest drop: 25 spots in 1999 (#289 → #314)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #4 (13,355 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: 5 yrs · run 2021–2025
- Top 100: 80 yrs · run 1880–1944
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 128
- Highest: 1 in 128 boys born in 2025 were named Theodore (0.78%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 20.7% of all boys named Theodore (65,579) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #30 (1904) → #314 (1999) → #4 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,176 | #69 (1886) | #77 |
| 1890s | 2,300 | #75 (1898) | #83 |
| 1900s | 6,490 | #30 (1904) | #41 |
| 1910s | 21,106 | #52 (1912) | #60 |
| 1920s | 31,287 | #62 (1922) | #64 |
| 1930s | 24,957 | #67 (1930) | #77 |
| 1940s | 26,249 | #90 (1940) | #98 |
| 1950s | 29,050 | #99 (1951) | #118 |
| 1960s | 21,288 | #142 (1963) | #148 |
| 1970s | 13,567 | #160 (1970) | #182 |
| 1980s | 11,958 | #200 (1986) | #208 |
| 1990s | 10,113 | #233 (1990) | #278 |
| 2000s | 10,556 | #276 (2009) | #300 |
| 2010s | 40,530 | #36 (2019) | #130 |
| 2020s | 65,579 | #4 (2025) | #10 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Theodore in 1996
boys
#294
905 births · 1 in 2,093 boys
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 2,093 of them was named Theodore, which outranked 97.2% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Theodore
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.