Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Theodor

#2,941 most common boys' name of all time · #7,134 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1884–2025

Rank among boys
#2,941
Rank overall
#7,134 of 105,966
First appeared
1884
Years on the list
113 of 146
All-time
2,216
Since 2016
736
Peak year
2022 #1,830
Best rank
#1,038 1887
Girls Boys peak 88/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Theodor first appears in 1884. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 76 76 #1,994
2024 — 71 71 #2,101
2023 — 86 86 #1,853
2022 — 88 88 #1,830
2021 — 70 70 #2,082
2020 — 79 79 #1,874
2019 — 85 85 #1,805
2018 — 65 65 #2,150
2017 — 54 54 #2,389
2016 — 62 62 #2,185
2015 — 54 54 #2,388
2014 — 56 56 #2,318
2013 — 45 45 #2,628
2012 — 20 20 #4,698
2011 — 25 25 #3,997
2010 — 26 26 #3,903
2009 — 21 21 #4,591
2008 — 20 20 #4,727
2007 — 21 21 #4,504
2006 — 16 16 #5,314
2005 — 22 22 #4,070
2004 — 18 18 #4,610
2003 — 12 12 #5,894
2002 — 24 24 #3,559
2001 — 16 16 #4,684
2000 — 19 19 #4,072
1999 — 16 16 #4,354
1998 — 19 19 #3,717
1997 — 6 6 #8,167
1996 — 11 11 #5,212
1995 — 16 16 #3,873
1994 — 11 11 #5,131
1993 — 11 11 #5,029
1992 — 13 13 #4,342
1991 — 12 12 #4,499
1990 — 12 12 #4,423
1989 — 16 16 #3,472
1988 — 11 11 #4,191
1987 — 14 14 #3,363
1986 — 8 8 #4,897
1985 — 11 11 #3,830
1984 — 9 9 #4,245
1983 — 7 7 #4,950
1981 — 11 11 #3,628
1980 — 11 11 #3,646
1978 — 10 10 #3,638
1977 — 9 9 #3,873
1976 — 13 13 #2,967
1974 — 9 9 #3,599
1973 — 7 7 #4,099
1972 — 8 8 #3,668
1971 — 11 11 #2,999
1970 — 12 12 #2,766
1969 — 11 11 #2,706
1968 — 17 17 #1,975
1967 — 8 8 #3,033
1966 — 11 11 #2,502
1965 — 11 11 #2,502
1964 — 11 11 #2,572
1963 — 17 17 #1,981
1962 — 8 8 #3,076
1961 — 15 15 #2,172
1960 — 15 15 #2,145
1959 — 10 10 #2,694
1958 — 16 16 #2,049
1957 — 13 13 #2,298
1956 — 21 21 #1,737
1955 — 13 13 #2,234
1954 — 12 12 #2,355
1953 — 14 14 #2,121
1952 — 14 14 #2,097
1951 — 15 15 #2,001
1950 — 11 11 #2,345
1949 — 8 8 #2,852
1948 — 10 10 #2,481
1947 — 13 13 #2,196
1946 — 18 18 #1,720
1945 — 5 5 #3,414
1944 — 14 14 #1,918
1943 — 13 13 #2,099
1942 — 11 11 #2,300
1941 — 10 10 #2,378
1940 — 11 11 #2,219
1939 — 11 11 #2,197
1938 — 12 12 #2,116
1937 — 10 10 #2,365
1936 — 12 12 #2,104
1935 — 10 10 #2,432
1934 — 12 12 #2,162
1933 — 12 12 #2,131
1932 — 20 20 #1,603
1931 — 8 8 #2,913
1930 — 13 13 #2,213
1929 — 13 13 #2,241
1928 — 13 13 #2,310
1927 — 19 19 #1,824
1926 — 18 18 #1,869
1925 — 16 16 #2,031
1924 — 13 13 #2,383
1923 — 9 9 #2,982
1922 — 12 12 #2,507
1921 — 15 15 #2,174
1920 — 11 11 #2,634
1919 — 12 12 #2,410
1918 — 18 18 #1,854
1917 — 23 23 #1,502
1916 — 15 15 #1,977
1915 — 15 15 #1,914
1914 — 15 15 #1,638
1913 — 12 12 #1,617
1892 — 6 6 #1,038
1887 — 5 5 #1,038
1884 — 5 5 #1,120