Theodore Name Popularity

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How popular is Theodore?

The very popular name Theodore was the 44th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 30, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1904.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 7,020 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Theodore in any given year was 178 in 1881.

Theodore, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1904, 1909-1919, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, and 2007-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1971-1974.

Where is the name Theodore popularity headed?

Theodore's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Theodore has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Theodore has risen significantly.

The name Theodore is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Theodore (Girl)		Theodore (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	7,020	44
2017		< 5	--	5,950	62
2016		7	14,184	4,899	82
2015		< 5	--	4,149	99
2014		< 5	--	3,223	126
2013		< 5	--	2,428	168
2012		5	19,274	1,943	194
2011		< 5	--	1,572	230
2010		< 5	--	1,332	259
2009		< 5	--	1,239	276
2008		< 5	--	1,138	293
2007		< 5	--	1,136	301
2006		< 5	--	1,133	295
2005		< 5	--	1,095	299
2004		< 5	--	1,005	313
2003		< 5	--	964	309
2002		< 5	--	975	300
2001		< 5	--	935	306
2000		< 5	--	934	312
1999		< 5	--	912	314
1998		< 5	--	983	289
1997		< 5	--	956	291
1996		< 5	--	904	294
1995		< 5	--	956	284
1994		< 5	--	937	292
1993		< 5	--	1,035	277
1992		< 5	--	1,089	260
1991		< 5	--	1,095	251
1990		< 5	--	1,231	233
1989		< 5	--	1,291	216
1988		9	8,341	1,239	211
1987		11	6,754	1,217	206
1986		13	5,735	1,255	200
1985		16	4,841	1,211	201
1984		5	12,037	1,069	213
1983		11	6,184	1,159	206
1982		6	10,407	1,192	207
1981		11	6,286	1,134	218
1980		6	10,285	1,197	205
1979		7	8,944	1,239	198
1978		12	5,536	1,215	195
1977		8	7,503	1,223	194
1976		13	4,891	1,172	189
1975		5	10,465	1,200	189
1974		19	3,540	1,271	180
1973		8	6,614	1,343	175
1972		< 5	--	1,421	175
1971		11	5,096	1,665	166
1970		8	6,319	1,830	160
1969		12	4,400	1,944	153
1968		5	8,096	1,888	149
1967		13	3,827	1,859	149
1966		7	5,755	1,904	149
1965		7	5,756	2,142	143
1964		10	4,610	2,171	152
1963		9	4,864	2,383	142
1962		12	3,992	2,318	146
1961		15	3,454	2,301	151
1960		11	4,148	2,384	149
1959		8	4,993	2,395	146
1958		15	3,218	2,507	140
1957		8	4,875	2,755	132
1956		5	6,805	2,952	119
1955		7	5,157	2,976	119
1954		13	3,314	3,073	115
1953		13	3,256	2,939	112
1952		10	3,777	3,266	100
1951		7	4,789	3,217	99
1950		8	4,288	2,959	99
1949		6	5,202	3,042	100
1948		11	3,322	2,827	104
1947		5	6,051	2,928	102
1946		6	4,914	2,611	101
1945		6	4,509	2,347	101
1944		11	2,936	2,574	96
1943		5	5,313	2,614	97
1942		6	4,594	2,663	91
1941		5	5,020	2,332	95
1940		7	3,831	2,306	90
1939		11	2,727	2,195	90
1938		9	3,157	2,362	84
1937		11	2,720	2,313	86
1936		9	3,084	2,218	87
1935		6	4,158	2,434	79
1934		18	1,907	2,523	74
1933		12	2,528	2,611	68
1932		15	2,232	2,674	67
1931		20	1,798	2,667	70
1930		20	1,864	2,959	67
1929		30	1,415	2,904	65
1928		25	1,673	2,916	66
1927		24	1,766	3,123	62
1926		17	2,245	3,127	63
1925		15	2,474	3,227	63
1924		15	2,504	3,226	65
1923		19	2,082	3,157	62
1922		14	2,590	3,217	62
1921		7	4,412	3,171	65
1920		16	2,350	3,219	63
1919		17	2,147	3,424	54
1918		16	2,279	3,143	64
1917		11	2,860	2,809	63
1916		8	3,517	2,641	65
1915		7	3,761	2,504	64
1914		7	3,152	1,929	64
1913		6	3,146	1,650	60
1912		8	2,336	1,561	52
1911		10	1,645	753	56
1910		8	1,914	692	54
1909		8	1,748	595	51
1908		5	2,398	643	47
1907		< 5	--	712	38
1906		5	2,192	688	38
1905		< 5	--	834	33
1904		< 5	--	834	30
1903		5	2,060	663	36
1902		< 5	--	642	34
1901		6	1,655	450	43
1900		< 5	--	429	61
1899		< 5	--	252	78
1898		< 5	--	281	75
1897		< 5	--	215	85
1896		< 5	--	241	84
1895		< 5	--	208	93
1894		< 5	--	241	82
1893		< 5	--	209	90
1892		< 5	--	239	83
1891		< 5	--	224	76
1890		< 5	--	190	89
1889		< 5	--	231	76
1888		< 5	--	249	80
1887		< 5	--	201	82
1886		< 5	--	258	69
1885		< 5	--	199	84
1884		< 5	--	211	81
1883		< 5	--	185	81
1882		< 5	--	232	75
1881		< 5	--	178	79
1880		< 5	--	232	70

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.