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Theo

Pronounced /ˈθioʊ/

Rank in 2024
#80
Born in 2024
4,110
Peak year
2023 · #78
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for girls:31 in 2024 (#4,464)

1880 to 2024

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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 4,110 boys were named Theo, about 1 in every 417.
  • It peaked in 2023 with 4,137 babies, ranked #78.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 31,858 boys 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.

  1. 0.1
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. 1.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 1,739 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Silent: 1,122 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Boomers: 710 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 570 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 903 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 2,340 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 24,249 babies, 1.12 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

    Teo

    Rank
    #758
    Born '24
    335
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20242024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Tye

    Rank
    #2,834
    Born '24
    45
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20062024