Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Theodor

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Gods gift

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Theodor

Pronunciation

the(o)-dor

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1826, 88 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1992, 76 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202576
202471
202386
202288
202170
202079
201985
201865
201754
201662

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 2021 (rank #514, 76 births); most recent 2025 (rank #606, 63 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202563
202461
202354
202255
202176
202055
201952
201850
201754
201642

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 2023 (rank #1566, 19 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202319
202215
202118
202017
201914
20189
201713
201619
20155
201414

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 2020 (rank #441, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20243
20234
20225
2021–
20207
20193
20186
2017–
20164

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 2017 (rank #532, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
20175
2016–

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 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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 2020 (rank #531, 6 births); most recent 2021 (rank #635, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
20215
20206
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

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