How Many People Are Named Theodore?
people named Theodore are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,691 people in the US has this name
Based on 318,175 babies named Theodore in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
13,362 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of THEODORE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Theodore (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Theodore alive today is about 29 years old, and 59% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Theodore first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 13,362 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Theodore reached #4 among boys' names in 2024 to 2025, and was in the top 10 for 5 years, 2021 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #4.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4 |
| Best rank | #4 (2024 to 2025) |
| Years in the top 10 | 5 |
| Years in the top 100 | 80 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Theodore alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Theodore were born in California than in any other state: about 18,531 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Theodore was given 2.1 times as often in District of Columbia, 1.8 times in Alaska and 1.8 times in Connecticut.
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