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.

Theophilus

#2,775 most common boys' name of all time · #6,693 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1882–2025

Rank among boys
#2,775
Rank overall
#6,693 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
124 of 146
All-time
2,448
Since 2016
519
Peak year
2022 #2,152
Best rank
#1,014 1901
Girls Boys peak 68/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Theophilus first appears in 1882. 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 — 57 57 #2,392
2024 — 65 65 #2,213
2023 — 63 63 #2,248
2022 — 68 68 #2,152
2021 — 44 44 #2,827
2020 — 43 43 #2,809
2019 — 42 42 #2,901
2018 — 49 49 #2,580
2017 — 40 40 #2,954
2016 — 48 48 #2,593
2015 — 34 34 #3,300
2014 — 39 39 #2,933
2013 — 38 38 #2,961
2012 — 36 36 #3,121
2011 — 18 18 #4,995
2010 — 16 16 #5,488
2009 — 17 17 #5,343
2008 — 19 19 #4,914
2007 — 26 26 #3,898
2006 — 17 17 #5,082
2005 — 24 24 #3,825
2004 — 17 17 #4,804
2003 — 27 27 #3,370
2002 — 20 20 #4,054
2001 — 16 16 #4,683
2000 — 21 21 #3,772
1999 — 24 24 #3,286
1998 — 24 24 #3,206
1997 — 23 23 #3,167
1996 — 16 16 #4,036
1995 — 10 10 #5,526
1994 — 14 14 #4,305
1993 — 13 13 #4,466
1992 — 20 20 #3,231
1991 — 12 12 #4,495
1990 — 17 17 #3,478
1989 — 14 14 #3,826
1988 — 23 23 #2,522
1987 — 14 14 #3,359
1986 — 13 13 #3,463
1985 — 13 13 #3,417
1984 — 12 12 #3,485
1983 — 13 13 #3,250
1982 — 17 17 #2,730
1981 — 22 22 #2,280
1980 — 16 16 #2,849
1979 — 19 19 #2,483
1978 — 15 15 #2,826
1977 — 32 32 #1,677
1976 — 11 11 #3,287
1975 — 22 22 #2,079
1974 — 15 15 #2,568
1973 — 15 15 #2,529
1972 — 15 15 #2,442
1971 — 20 20 #2,064
1970 — 11 11 #2,923
1969 — 13 13 #2,438
1968 — 14 14 #2,221
1967 — 19 19 #1,822
1966 — 17 17 #1,906
1965 — 18 18 #1,869
1964 — 11 11 #2,567
1963 — 13 13 #2,320
1962 — 13 13 #2,293
1961 — 12 12 #2,439
1960 — 16 16 #2,059
1959 — 16 16 #2,049
1958 — 17 17 #1,973
1957 — 27 27 #1,524
1956 — 18 18 #1,901
1955 — 24 24 #1,587
1954 — 28 28 #1,443
1953 — 20 20 #1,727
1952 — 21 21 #1,674
1951 — 21 21 #1,655
1950 — 22 22 #1,581
1949 — 25 25 #1,473
1948 — 25 25 #1,467
1947 — 19 19 #1,754
1946 — 18 18 #1,714
1945 — 13 13 #1,951
1944 — 14 14 #1,916
1943 — 9 9 #2,599
1942 — 12 12 #2,177
1941 — 7 7 #2,912
1940 — 10 10 #2,361
1939 — 9 9 #2,477
1938 — 17 17 #1,709
1937 — 10 10 #2,359
1936 — 11 11 #2,212
1935 — 8 8 #2,764
1934 — 15 15 #1,885
1933 — 16 16 #1,790
1932 — 12 12 #2,220
1931 — 19 19 #1,656
1930 — 18 18 #1,774
1929 — 17 17 #1,869
1928 — 15 15 #2,076
1927 — 19 19 #1,820
1926 — 12 12 #2,458
1925 — 17 17 #1,960
1924 — 30 30 #1,365
1923 — 10 10 #2,799
1922 — 22 22 #1,657
1921 — 28 28 #1,426
1920 — 21 21 #1,708
1919 — 24 24 #1,499
1918 — 24 24 #1,509
1917 — 20 20 #1,660
1916 — 15 15 #1,974
1915 — 20 20 #1,567
1914 — 15 15 #1,630
1913 — 15 15 #1,395
1912 — 7 7 #2,098
1911 — 9 9 #1,241
1910 — 7 7 #1,361
1909 — 7 7 #1,211
1907 — 6 6 #1,269
1904 — 6 6 #1,136
1901 — 6 6 #1,014
1888 — 5 5 #1,118
1885 — 5 5 #1,040
1884 — 5 5 #1,068
1882 — 5 5 #1,090