How Many People Are Named Theron?
people named Theron are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 42,294 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,000 babies named Theron in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
180 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Greek ΞΈΞ·ΟΞ±Ο (therao) meaning "to hunt".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Theron (99.6%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Theron alive today is about 42 years old, and 44% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 59 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Theron first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1966, to 180 babies. In 2025, 55 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Theron has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #452, in 1910 and 1914 to 1915. In 2025 it ranked #2,474.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,474 |
| Best rank | #452 (1910 and 1914 to 1915) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #633 in the 1960s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Theron alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Theron were born in California than in any other state: about 578 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Theron was given 4.6 times as often in South Carolina, 4.5 times in Georgia and 3.1 times in Louisiana.
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