Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Theo

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Divine Gift

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Theo

Pronunciation

the()-theo

Celebrity Babies

Son of Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #78, 4,137 births); most recent 2025 (rank #82, 3,945 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #705, 111 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5722, 21 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253,94521
20244,11031
20234,13742
20223,63950
20212,70364
20202,22544
20192,01831
20181,5547
20171,2327
201695211

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #9, 2,808 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12, 2,398 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20252,398–
20242,3873
20232,4893
20222,808–
20212,5143
20202,598–
20192,729–
20182,741–
20172,616–
20162,279–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #3, 8,857 births); most recent 2023 (rank #29, 1,661 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #3234, 6 births); most recent 2007 (rank #4348, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20231,661–
20221,921–
20211,942–
20202,002–
20192,210–
20182,273–
20172,416–
20162,735–
20153,236–
20143,260–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #14, 252 births); most recent 2025 (rank #21, 195 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025195
2024252
2023242
2022236
2021210
2020162
2019146
2018109
201797
201664

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #4, 270 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6, 243 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025243
2024270
2023238
2022243
2021219
2020232
2019218
2018177
2017187
2016140

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #4, 132 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7, 106 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025106
2024125
2023108
2022132
2021119
2020112
2019111
2018100
201762
201667

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #19, 95 births); most recent 2023 (rank #21, 80 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202380
202295
202179
202059
201966
201855
201749
201648
201531
201437

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence