Theo Name Popularity

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How popular is Theo?

The somewhat popular name Theo was the 243rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 243, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time this year with 1,541 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Theo in any given year was 7 in 1884.

Theo, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1892-1895, 1899-1902, 1905-1908, 1909-1915, 1962-1965, 1971-1975, 1982-1986, 1996-2000, 2001-2007, and 2008-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1959-1962.

Sometimes the name Theo has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Theo popularity headed?

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

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

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

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		Theo (Girl)		Theo (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	13,578	1,541	243
2017		7	13,936	1,229	290
2016		11	10,034	950	354
2015		< 5	--	765	404
2014		< 5	--	550	509
2013		< 5	--	362	667
2012		< 5	--	287	790
2011		< 5	--	245	863
2010		< 5	--	221	918
2009		< 5	--	186	1,033
2008		< 5	--	188	1,021
2007		< 5	--	191	1,012
2006		< 5	--	156	1,117
2005		< 5	--	139	1,154
2004		< 5	--	133	1,177
2003		< 5	--	109	1,293
2002		5	17,890	98	1,355
2001		< 5	--	84	1,471
2000		< 5	--	101	1,290
1999		< 5	--	76	1,500
1998		< 5	--	63	1,664
1997		< 5	--	62	1,644
1996		< 5	--	53	1,761
1995		< 5	--	56	1,646
1994		< 5	--	54	1,688
1993		< 5	--	50	1,739
1992		< 5	--	59	1,522
1991		5	15,256	61	1,465
1990		< 5	--	66	1,381
1989		< 5	--	77	1,228
1988		< 5	--	77	1,152
1987		< 5	--	75	1,113
1986		< 5	--	85	1,006
1985		< 5	--	77	1,055
1984		< 5	--	23	2,285
1983		< 5	--	26	2,076
1982		< 5	--	33	1,769
1981		< 5	--	31	1,860
1980		< 5	--	36	1,651
1979		6	10,110	38	1,563
1978		< 5	--	46	1,367
1977		< 5	--	51	1,248
1976		< 5	--	58	1,122
1975		6	8,969	57	1,124
1974		< 5	--	32	1,579
1973		< 5	--	27	1,731
1972		< 5	--	26	1,762
1971		< 5	--	23	1,906
1970		7	6,995	28	1,653
1969		5	8,590	29	1,524
1968		< 5	--	24	1,644
1967		< 5	--	29	1,441
1966		6	6,495	23	1,646
1965		< 5	--	43	1,158
1964		13	3,866	38	1,284
1963		8	5,258	33	1,373
1962		12	3,991	26	1,584
1961		16	3,308	35	1,365
1960		7	5,652	41	1,237
1959		8	4,992	35	1,336
1958		11	3,912	36	1,297
1957		20	2,643	37	1,298
1956		11	3,891	39	1,229
1955		23	2,336	33	1,338
1954		16	2,879	31	1,380
1953		18	2,584	33	1,329
1952		18	2,573	41	1,166
1951		18	2,468	46	1,066
1950		31	1,716	41	1,124
1949		22	2,128	36	1,200
1948		33	1,645	47	1,034
1947		35	1,627	39	1,175
1946		31	1,616	43	1,056
1945		53	1,094	48	941
1944		27	1,604	44	988
1943		33	1,464	61	854
1942		26	1,664	45	1,003
1941		34	1,333	39	1,048
1940		32	1,345	38	1,064
1939		27	1,471	64	762
1938		19	1,867	64	769
1937		33	1,276	40	1,010
1936		30	1,342	73	696
1935		39	1,133	71	729
1934		39	1,146	55	851
1933		39	1,137	62	781
1932		41	1,127	76	719
1931		43	1,091	85	647
1930		55	1,000	90	653
1929		71	847	75	728
1928		62	952	92	657
1927		58	1,008	109	595
1926		90	766	104	618
1925		102	734	98	644
1924		111	707	97	656
1923		75	850	92	670
1922		102	721	109	619
1921		96	748	107	615
1920		98	731	97	645
1919		109	672	92	637
1918		105	707	87	665
1917		91	739	88	635
1916		98	694	97	593
1915		98	668	91	604
1914		64	722	81	554
1913		50	746	62	551
1912		53	695	50	572
1911		36	731	31	546
1910		29	810	35	472
1909		44	586	22	572
1908		24	808	34	412
1907		31	689	29	436
1906		27	714	17	585
1905		34	608	23	475
1904		31	627	27	407
1903		29	627	18	523
1902		35	557	24	425
1901		19	765	18	464
1900		22	798	14	696
1899		16	830	10	709
1898		25	665	16	538
1897		28	581	11	676
1896		24	650	12	670
1895		25	620	14	577
1894		17	738	12	624
1893		19	686	11	646
1892		25	563	9	789
1891		21	585	11	589
1890		12	820	12	599
1889		18	616	8	783
1888		17	631	9	750
1887		19	522	10	627
1886		15	603	8	751
1885		11	694	8	759
1884		16	539	7	839
1883		7	813	14	493
1882		10	631	12	573
1881		8	670	8	697
1880		7	730	9	680

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.