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Theo

Pronounced /ˈθioʊ/

Rank in 2024
#4,464
Born in 2024
31
Peak year
1924 · #705
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for boys:4,110 in 2024 (#80)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 31 girls were named Theo, about 1 in every 52,038.
  • It peaked in 1924 with 111 babies, ranked #705.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 3,482 girls have been named Theo since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Theo per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
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    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
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    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 1,739 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Silent: 703 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Boomers: 351 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 30 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 287 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Short form of Theodore, or of the rare given names Theobald, Theophilus or Theodoric, or of Theodora.

  • A male given name from Ancient Greek and nickname.
  • (less common) A diminutive of the female given name Theodora.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Say it
/ˈθioʊ/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Theo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyRising

    Thea

    Rank
    #348
    Born '24
    893
    Origin
    Ancient Greek
    1880peak 20182024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Tea

    Rank
    #7,253
    Born '24
    15
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19982024