Theodore is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #4 in 2025.
Theodore is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4 among boys (13,355) and #13,074 among girls (7) — overall #6 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,362 | 13,362 | #13,074 | #4 |
| 2024 | 12,082 | 12,082 | #8,393 | #4 |
| 2023 | 11,104 | 11,104 | #9,549 | #7 |
| 2022 | 10,839 | 10,839 | #7,603 | #10 |
| 2021 | 9,608 | 9,608 | #12,105 | #10 |
| 2020 | 8,652 | 8,652 | #7,925 | #23 |
| 2019 | 7,903 | 7,903 | #13,689 | #36 |
| 2018 | 7,088 | 7,088 | — | #44 |
| 2017 | 5,973 | 5,980 | — | #61 |
| 2016 | 4,917 | 4,917 | #14,209 | #83 |
| 2015 | 4,155 | 4,155 | — | #99 |
| 2014 | 3,228 | 3,228 | — | #126 |
| 2013 | 2,429 | 2,429 | — | #167 |
| 2012 | 1,950 | 1,950 | #19,300 | #194 |
| 2011 | 1,573 | 1,573 | — | #230 |
| 2010 | 1,333 | 1,333 | — | #259 |
| 2009 | 1,239 | 1,239 | — | #276 |
| 2008 | 1,139 | 1,139 | — | #294 |
| 2007 | 1,137 | 1,137 | — | #301 |
| 2006 | 1,133 | 1,133 | — | #295 |
| 2005 | 1,095 | 1,095 | — | #299 |
| 2004 | 1,005 | 1,005 | — | #313 |
| 2003 | 964 | 964 | — | #309 |
| 2002 | 975 | 975 | — | #300 |
| 2001 | 935 | 935 | — | #306 |
| 2000 | 934 | 934 | — | #312 |
| 1999 | 913 | 913 | — | #314 |
| 1998 | 984 | 984 | — | #289 |
| 1997 | 956 | — | — | #291 |
| 1996 | 905 | — | — | #294 |
| 1995 | 956 | — | — | #284 |
| 1994 | 941 | — | — | #291 |
| 1993 | 1,036 | — | — | #277 |
| 1992 | 1,093 | — | — | #259 |
| 1991 | 1,098 | — | — | #251 |
| 1990 | 1,231 | — | — | #233 |
| 1989 | 1,293 | — | — | #216 |
| 1988 | 1,248 | — | #8,346 | #211 |
| 1987 | 1,229 | — | #6,757 | #206 |
| 1986 | 1,269 | — | #5,738 | #200 |
| 1985 | 1,227 | — | #4,842 | #201 |
| 1984 | 1,074 | — | #12,045 | #213 |
| 1983 | 1,167 | — | #6,185 | #206 |
| 1982 | 1,195 | — | #10,415 | #207 |
| 1981 | 1,144 | — | #6,286 | #218 |
| 1980 | 1,200 | — | #10,288 | #206 |
| 1979 | 1,245 | — | #8,948 | #198 |
| 1978 | 1,224 | — | #5,538 | #195 |
| 1977 | 1,231 | — | #7,506 | #194 |
| 1976 | 1,187 | — | #4,889 | #189 |
| 1975 | 1,202 | — | #10,475 | #189 |
| 1974 | 1,288 | — | #3,541 | #180 |
| 1973 | 1,350 | — | #6,612 | #175 |
| 1972 | 1,419 | — | — | #175 |
| 1971 | 1,675 | — | #5,101 | #166 |
| 1970 | 1,837 | — | #6,321 | #160 |
| 1969 | 1,957 | — | #4,401 | #153 |
| 1968 | 1,892 | — | #8,099 | #149 |
| 1967 | 1,867 | — | #3,828 | #149 |
| 1966 | 1,912 | — | #5,757 | #149 |
| 1965 | 2,147 | — | #5,763 | #143 |
| 1964 | 2,179 | — | #4,612 | #152 |
| 1963 | 2,396 | — | #4,866 | #142 |
| 1962 | 2,328 | — | #3,996 | #146 |
| 1961 | 2,318 | — | #3,455 | #151 |
| 1960 | 2,393 | — | #4,153 | #149 |
| 1959 | 2,407 | — | #4,996 | #146 |
| 1958 | 2,518 | — | #3,221 | #140 |
| 1957 | 2,768 | — | #4,880 | #132 |
| 1956 | 2,960 | — | #6,809 | #119 |
| 1955 | 2,983 | — | #5,158 | #120 |
| 1954 | 3,087 | — | #3,314 | #115 |
| 1953 | 2,950 | — | #3,255 | #112 |
| 1952 | 3,280 | — | #3,777 | #100 |
| 1951 | 3,223 | — | #4,788 | #99 |
| 1950 | 2,968 | — | #4,285 | #99 |
| 1949 | 3,047 | — | #5,202 | #100 |
| 1948 | 2,841 | — | #3,327 | #104 |
| 1947 | 2,933 | — | #6,052 | #102 |
| 1946 | 2,618 | — | #4,916 | #101 |
| 1945 | 2,353 | — | #4,508 | #101 |
| 1944 | 2,585 | — | #2,936 | #96 |
| 1943 | 2,621 | — | #5,312 | #96 |
| 1942 | 2,671 | — | #4,594 | #91 |
| 1941 | 2,335 | — | #5,020 | #95 |
| 1940 | 2,313 | — | #3,832 | #90 |
| 1939 | 2,207 | — | #2,728 | #90 |
| 1938 | 2,369 | — | #3,157 | #84 |
| 1937 | 2,328 | — | #2,722 | #86 |
| 1936 | 2,228 | — | #3,085 | #87 |
| 1935 | 2,439 | — | #4,159 | #79 |
| 1934 | 2,541 | — | #1,907 | #74 |
| 1933 | 2,623 | — | #2,528 | #68 |
| 1932 | 2,689 | — | #2,231 | #67 |
| 1931 | 2,686 | — | #1,798 | #70 |
| 1930 | 2,978 | — | #1,864 | #67 |
| 1929 | 2,933 | — | #1,415 | #65 |
| 1928 | 2,941 | — | #1,673 | #66 |
| 1927 | 3,148 | — | #1,764 | #62 |
| 1926 | 3,146 | — | #2,245 | #63 |
| 1925 | 3,241 | — | #2,474 | #63 |
| 1924 | 3,240 | — | #2,504 | #65 |
| 1923 | 3,176 | — | #2,082 | #62 |
| 1922 | 3,230 | — | #2,592 | #62 |
| 1921 | 3,179 | — | #4,412 | #65 |
| 1920 | 3,235 | — | #2,350 | #63 |
| 1919 | 3,441 | — | #2,147 | #54 |
| 1918 | 3,159 | — | #2,279 | #64 |
| 1917 | 2,820 | — | #2,860 | #63 |
| 1916 | 2,649 | — | #3,517 | #65 |
| 1915 | 2,511 | — | #3,760 | #64 |
| 1914 | 1,936 | — | #3,151 | #64 |
| 1913 | 1,656 | — | #3,146 | #60 |
| 1912 | 1,569 | — | #2,336 | #52 |
| 1911 | 763 | — | #1,645 | #56 |
| 1910 | 700 | — | #1,914 | #54 |
| 1909 | 603 | — | #1,748 | #51 |
| 1908 | 648 | — | #2,398 | #47 |
| 1907 | 712 | — | — | #38 |
| 1906 | 693 | — | #2,192 | #38 |
| 1905 | 834 | — | — | #33 |
| 1904 | 834 | — | — | #30 |
| 1903 | 668 | — | #2,060 | #36 |
| 1902 | 642 | — | — | #34 |
| 1901 | 456 | — | #1,655 | #43 |
| 1900 | 429 | — | — | #61 |
| 1899 | 252 | — | — | #78 |
| 1898 | 281 | — | — | #75 |
| 1897 | 215 | — | — | #85 |
| 1896 | 241 | — | — | #84 |
| 1895 | 208 | — | — | #93 |
| 1894 | 241 | — | — | #82 |
| 1893 | 209 | — | — | #90 |
| 1892 | 239 | — | — | #83 |
| 1891 | 224 | — | — | #76 |
| 1890 | 190 | — | — | #89 |
| 1889 | 231 | — | — | #76 |
| 1888 | 249 | — | — | #80 |
| 1887 | 201 | — | — | #82 |
| 1886 | 258 | — | — | #69 |
| 1885 | 199 | — | — | #84 |
| 1884 | 211 | — | — | #81 |
| 1883 | 185 | — | — | #81 |
| 1882 | 232 | — | — | #75 |
| 1881 | 178 | — | — | #79 |
| 1880 | 232 | — | — | #70 |