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Theodore
Pronounced /ˈθi.əˌdɔɹ/
Rank in 2024
#4
Born in 2024
12,011
Peak year
2024 · #4
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 12,011 boys were named Theodore, about 1 in every 143.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 303,761 boys have been named Theodore since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Theodore per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 3.1Greatest1901–27
- 2.2Silent1928–45
- 1.4Boomers1946–64
- 0.9Gen X1965–80
- 0.6Millennials1981–96
- 0.6Gen Z1997–12
- 4.0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 52,635 babies, 3.15 per 1,000. Silent: 45,614 babies, 2.21 per 1,000. Boomers: 52,013 babies, 1.39 per 1,000. Gen X: 24,496 babies, 0.90 per 1,000. Millennials: 18,022 babies, 0.59 per 1,000. Gen Z: 18,259 babies, 0.58 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 87,817 babies, 4.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Learned borrowing from Latin Theodōrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros), from θεός (theós, “god”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”). The name was popularized in reference to the prominent St Theodore of Amasea. Unrelated to Theodoric.
- A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek]; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors, etc.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈθi.əˌdɔɹ/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Theodore, CC BY-SA 4.0.