Theophilus is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Theophilus is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,417 for boy births in the United States (and #5,198 across all names), given to 57 babies. Theophilus was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 2022 (68 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | #2,417 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | #2,231 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | #2,272 |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | #2,166 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | #2,855 |
| 2020 | 43 | 43 | #2,837 |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | #2,939 |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 | #2,615 |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | #3,001 |
| 2016 | 48 | 48 | #2,619 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | #3,358 |
| 2014 | 39 | 39 | #2,978 |
| 2013 | 38 | 38 | #2,991 |
| 2012 | 36 | 36 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,177 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #5,709 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #5,529 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | #5,048 |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | #3,991 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | #5,276 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #3,933 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #4,986 |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 | #3,434 |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | #4,171 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #4,869 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #3,901 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | #3,361 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | #3,290 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #3,252 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #4,171 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,879 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #4,512 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #4,669 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #3,327 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #4,735 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #3,589 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #4,006 |
| 1988 | 23 | — | #2,590 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #3,492 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #3,632 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #3,581 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #3,671 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #3,398 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #2,816 |
| 1981 | 22 | — | #2,328 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #2,946 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | #2,559 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #2,915 |
| 1977 | 32 | — | #1,703 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #3,460 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | #2,124 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #2,662 |
| 1973 | 15 | — | #2,597 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #2,523 |
| 1971 | 20 | — | #2,115 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #3,054 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | #2,538 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #2,302 |
| 1967 | 19 | — | #1,850 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | #1,959 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #1,912 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | #2,650 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | #2,403 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #2,353 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #2,530 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #2,111 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | #2,100 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #2,017 |
| 1957 | 27 | — | #1,545 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | #1,941 |
| 1955 | 24 | — | #1,606 |
| 1954 | 28 | — | #1,463 |
| 1953 | 20 | — | #1,762 |
| 1952 | 21 | — | #1,696 |
| 1951 | 21 | — | #1,676 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #1,610 |
| 1949 | 25 | — | #1,497 |
| 1948 | 25 | — | #1,484 |
| 1947 | 19 | — | #1,783 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #1,752 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | #2,003 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #1,977 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #2,716 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,256 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,109 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,464 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #2,597 |
| 1938 | 17 | — | #1,736 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | #2,467 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | #2,288 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,921 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #1,923 |
| 1933 | 16 | — | #1,824 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,307 |
| 1931 | 19 | — | #1,686 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | #1,812 |
| 1929 | 17 | — | #1,921 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #2,150 |
| 1927 | 19 | — | #1,865 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,553 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | #2,001 |
| 1924 | 30 | — | #1,379 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #2,918 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | #1,690 |
| 1921 | 28 | — | #1,446 |
| 1920 | 21 | — | #1,739 |
| 1919 | 24 | — | #1,528 |
| 1918 | 24 | — | #1,531 |
| 1917 | 20 | — | #1,688 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | #2,036 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #1,597 |
| 1914 | 15 | — | #1,677 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | #1,430 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,247 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | #1,285 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #1,410 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,264 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,330 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,189 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,048 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,169 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #1,087 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | #1,109 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #1,080 |