Theodore

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Theodore is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 304,723 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 303,761 as boys and 962 as girls. Theodore gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2024. It is the #252 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 12,024
2023 11,095
2022 10,829
2021 9,605
2020 8,651
2019 7,901
2018 7,088
2017 5,970
2016 4,917
2015 4,155
2014 3,228
2013 2,429
2012 1,950
2011 1,573
2010 1,333
2009 1,239
2008 1,139
2007 1,137
2006 1,133
2005 1,095
2004 1,005
2003 964
2002 975
2001 935
2000 934
1999 913
1998 983
1997 956
1996 905
1995 956
1994 940
1993 1,036
1992 1,092
1991 1,097
1990 1,231
1989 1,293
1988 1,247
1987 1,228
1986 1,270
1985 1,227
1984 1,074
1983 1,167
1982 1,197
1981 1,144
1980 1,200
1979 1,245
1978 1,224
1977 1,231
1976 1,187
1975 1,202
1974 1,287
1973 1,350
1972 1,422
1971 1,676
1970 1,837
1969 1,957
1968 1,892
1967 1,867
1966 1,912
1965 2,148
1964 2,179
1963 2,395
1962 2,328
1961 2,316
1960 2,393
1959 2,407
1958 2,518
1957 2,768
1956 2,960
1955 2,984
1954 3,086
1953 2,950
1952 3,278
1951 3,224
1950 2,968
1949 3,047
1948 2,841
1947 2,932
1946 2,618
1945 2,353
1944 2,585
1943 2,621
1942 2,671
1941 2,335
1940 2,313
1939 2,207
1938 2,370
1937 2,326
1936 2,228
1935 2,439
1934 2,541
1933 2,623
1932 2,689
1931 2,687
1930 2,978
1929 2,932
1928 2,942
1927 3,148
1926 3,146
1925 3,241
1924 3,240
1923 3,176
1922 3,230
1921 3,179
1920 3,235
1919 3,441
1918 3,159
1917 2,820
1916 2,649
1915 2,511
1914 1,936
1913 1,656
1912 1,569
1911 763
1910 700
1909 603
1908 648
1907 712
1906 693
1905 834
1904 834
1903 668
1902 642
1901 456
1900 429
1899 252
1898 281
1897 215
1896 241
1895 208
1894 241
1893 209
1892 239
1891 224
1890 190
1889 231
1888 249
1887 201
1886 258
1885 199
1884 211
1883 185
1882 232
1881 178
1880 232