Theo
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning gift of God.
Babies a year
2,398
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#82
down from #80
UK popularity
#12
2,398 babies · unchanged
How Theo has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #406 |
| 2016 | #354 |
| 2017 | #290 |
| 2018 | #243 |
| 2019 | #195 |
| 2020 | #172 |
| 2021 | #142 |
| 2022 | #99 |
| 2023 | #78 |
| 2024 | #80 |
| 2025 | #82 |
In 2025, 2,398 babies in England and Wales were named Theo. In the US, 1,229 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Theo was most common in 1910, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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