Theodore
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning gift of God.
Babies a year
2,638
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#4
unchanged on last year
UK popularity
#9
2,638 babies · down from #8
How Theodore has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #99 |
| 2016 | #83 |
| 2017 | #61 |
| 2018 | #44 |
| 2019 | #36 |
| 2020 | #23 |
| 2021 | #10 |
| 2022 | #10 |
| 2023 | #7 |
| 2024 | #4 |
| 2025 | #4 |
In 2025, 2,638 babies in England and Wales were named Theodore. In the US, 5,911 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Theodore was most common in 1905, when it went to 0.58% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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