How Many People Are Named Theophilus?
people named Theophilus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 198,021 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,448 babies named Theophilus in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
68 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοφιλος (Theophilos) which meant "friend of god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and φιλος (philos) "friend". In the New Testament the evangelist Luke addresses his gospel and the Book of Acts to a man named Theophilus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Theophilus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Theophilus alive today is about 30 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Theophilus first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2022, to 68 babies. In 2025, 57 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Theophilus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,047, in 1901. In 2025 it ranked #2,417.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,417 |
| Best rank | #1,047 (1901) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,145 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Theophilus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Theophilus were born in California than in any other state: about 61 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Theophilus was given about 3.2 times as often in California.
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