How Many People Are Named Theseus?
people named Theseus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 778,553 people in the US has this name
Based on 442 babies named Theseus in Social Security records from 2010 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
44 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly derived from Greek τιθημι (tithemi) meaning "to set, to place". Theseus was a heroic king of Athens in Greek mythology. He was the son of Aethra, either by Aegeus or by the god Poseidon. According to legend, every seven years the Cretan king Minos demanded that Athens supply Crete with seven boys and seven girls to be devoured by the Minotaur, a half-bull creature that was the son of Minos's wife Pasiphaë. Theseus volunteered to go in place of one of these youths in order to slay the Minotaur in the Labyrinth where it lived. He succeeded with the help of Minos's daughter Ariadne, who provided him with a sword and a roll of string so he could find his way out of the maze.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Theseus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Theseus alive today is about 7 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Theseus first appears in the records in 2010 and was given most often in 2015, to 44 babies. In 2025, 19 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2010 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Theseus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,759, in 2015. In 2025 it ranked #5,180.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,180 |
| Best rank | #2,759 (2015) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,709 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Theseus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Theseus were born in Texas than in any other state: about 42 of those alive today.
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