# Theodoros (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/theodoros/  
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 | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 557 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 557 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 195, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódoros), a male given name used in (modern) Greece. Cognate with English Theodore.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | 6,219 |
| 2012 | 5 | 14,012 |
| 2013 | 14 | 6,206 |
| 2014 | 16 | 5,695 |
| 2015 | 12 | 7,025 |
| 2016 | 18 | 5,293 |
| 2017 | 12 | 7,055 |
| 2018 | 12 | 7,088 |
| 2019 | 16 | 5,783 |
| 2020 | 11 | 7,449 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4,612 |
| 2022 | 22 | 4,684 |
| 2023 | 20 | 5,047 |
| 2024 | 29 | 3,888 |
| 2025 | 29 | 3,839 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 16 | 1,507 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,216 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,248 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2,707 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,040 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1,786 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,076 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1,984 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,165 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1,701 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1,951 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2,269 |

## People named Theodoros

- Pope Theodoros II of Alexandria, 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
- Theodoros the Atheist, ancient Greek philosopher (ca. 340–250 BCE)
- Theodoros of Cyrene, 5th century BC Greek mathematician
- Theodoros Metochites, Byzantine scholar (1270-1332)
- Theodoros II Palaiologos, despot of the Morea
- Theodoros Prodromos, Byzantine poet
- Theodoros Kontidis, Catholic archbishop of Athens
- Theodoros I Palaiologos, despot of the Morea
- Theodoros of Tabenna, Egyptian monk (-368)
- Theodoros Stamos, American artist (1922-1997)
- Theodoros Batatzes, Byzantine general and aristocrat
- Theodoros of Edessa

## 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.