# Theodoric (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/theodoric/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /θiˈɒdəɹɪk/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 61 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 61 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From Old French Theuderich, from Late Latin Theodericus. Doublet of Theoderic; piecewise doublet of Tudor. Unrelated to Theodore, of Greek origin.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 8 | 3,568 |
| 1970 | 5 | 5,373 |
| 1971 | 8 | 3,937 |
| 1972 | 5 | 5,679 |
| 1973 | 5 | 5,805 |
| 1974 | 6 | 5,180 |
| 1980 | 6 | 6,167 |
| 1989 | 6 | 7,818 |
| 2020 | 6 | 11,877 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12,203 |

## In other languages

- Catalan: Teodoric
- French: Théodoric
- German: Theoderich, Theodorich
- Greek: Θεοδώριχος
- Latin: Theoderīcus

## People named Theodoric

- Theodoric of Prague, Bohemian painter (c. 1328–1381)
- Theodoric Valeton, Dutch botanist (1855-1929)

## 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.