NameTides

Theodor

Theodor was the #1,992 boys' name in the US in 2025 (76 babies), and #606 in England & Wales and #1,049 in Canada.

Theodor as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Theodor as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Theodor as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,992 (76)#606 (63)—#395 (3)#577 (5)#1,049 (24)
2024#2,098 (71)#622 (61)#727 (3)—#785 (3)#1,353 (16)
2023#1,851 (86)#651 (54)——#660 (4)#1,234 (17)
2022#1,826 (88)#640 (55)#703 (3)—#572 (5)#1,237 (17)
2021#2,079 (70)#514 (76)———#1,191 (18)
2020#1,872 (79)#627 (55)——#459 (7)#967 (23)
2019#1,805 (85)#663 (52)#701 (3)—#764 (3)#1,448 (13)
2018#2,147 (65)#690 (50)——#520 (6)#1,334 (14)
2017#2,388 (54)#650 (54)#532 (5)——#1,349 (14)
2016#2,184 (62)#774 (42)——#601 (4)#892 (26)
2015#2,386 (54)#873 (35)—#415 (3)—#1,071 (19)
2014#2,317 (56)#1,012 (28)———#1,565 (11)
2013#2,623 (45)#1,339 (18)———#1,551 (11)
2012#4,686 (20)#1,086 (25)———#2,158 (7)
2011#3,994 (25)#1,522 (15)———#1,802 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,826.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,300uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Theodor is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 28,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Theodor by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Theodor (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#38512
Ontario2024#1,2178

Theodor (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TheodorCanadaBoys#1,04924
TheodorEngland & WalesBoys#60663
TheodorIrelandBoys#5775
TheodorNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
TheodorScotlandBoys—too few
TheodorUSBoys#1,99276