# Theadore (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/theadore/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,005 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,005 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Spelling alteration of Theodore, from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 | 12,145 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10,042 |
| 2007 | 5 | 14,191 |
| 2008 | 5 | 14,390 |
| 2012 | 6 | 12,135 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9,473 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | 13,892 |
| 2019 | 5 | 13,932 |
| 2020 | 5 | 13,850 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9,605 |
| 2022 | 6 | 12,162 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13,978 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10,812 |
| 2025 | 5 | 13,688 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.