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The first name Theofanis

A boy’s name.

3 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

Transliteration of Greek Θεοφάνης (Theofánis), a male given name used in (modern) Greece.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Theofanis at birth, 1880–2025

In 2013, 5 boys born in the United States were named Theofanis, the 13,858th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1977, when 5 were.

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10
babies named Theofanis since 1880
#13,858
rank in 2013
1977
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Theofanis

4 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Theophanes the Confessor
    Byzantine aristocrat, monk and historian (c.758/60–c.817/8)
  • Theophanes the Greek
    Byzantine-Russian artist (c.1340-c.1410)
  • Theophanes of Mytilene
    1st century BC Greek historian and friend of Pompey, -99–-43
  • Theophanes of Byzantium
    Byzantine historian, 600–600

Questions

What does the name Theofanis mean?
Transliteration of Greek Θεοφάνης (Theofánis), a male given name used in (modern) Greece.
When was Theofanis most popular?
1977 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Theofanis, its highest rank at 6,775th.