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.

Theron

#1,021 most common boys' name of all time · #2,410 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,021
Rank overall
#2,410 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
143 of 146
All-time
13,000
Since 2016
636
Peak year
1966 #566
Best rank
#450 1915
Girls Boys peak 180/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Theron is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 55 55 #2,453
2024 — 45 45 #2,838
2023 — 42 42 #2,954
2022 — 48 48 #2,718
2021 — 56 56 #2,412
2020 — 69 69 #2,047
2019 — 67 67 #2,132
2018 7 77 84 #1,920
2017 — 89 89 #1,735
2016 — 81 81 #1,845
2015 — 100 100 #1,600
2014 — 99 99 #1,592
2013 — 86 86 #1,710
2012 6 101 107 #1,562
2011 — 87 87 #1,705
2010 — 96 96 #1,626
2009 — 97 97 #1,627
2008 — 96 96 #1,621
2007 — 105 105 #1,509
2006 — 134 134 #1,252
2005 6 113 119 #1,335
2004 5 112 117 #1,319
2003 — 97 97 #1,383
2002 — 101 101 #1,316
2001 5 98 103 #1,328
2000 — 108 108 #1,237
1999 — 90 90 #1,331
1998 — 101 101 #1,216
1997 — 92 92 #1,253
1996 — 99 99 #1,174
1995 — 106 106 #1,103
1994 — 113 113 #1,048
1993 — 101 101 #1,122
1992 — 119 119 #990
1991 — 100 100 #1,089
1990 — 109 109 #1,015
1989 — 116 116 #948
1988 — 115 115 #891
1987 — 107 107 #908
1986 — 102 102 #903
1985 — 94 94 #941
1984 — 96 96 #892
1983 — 123 123 #788
1982 — 101 101 #892
1981 — 111 111 #833
1980 — 118 118 #810
1979 — 134 134 #749
1978 — 130 130 #742
1977 — 148 148 #699
1976 — 126 126 #742
1975 — 147 147 #680
1974 — 160 160 #637
1973 — 172 172 #603
1972 — 158 158 #627
1971 — 153 153 #669
1970 — 152 152 #666
1969 — 159 159 #624
1968 — 162 162 #596
1967 — 163 163 #592
1966 — 180 180 #566
1965 — 96 96 #753
1964 — 137 137 #662
1963 — 125 125 #694
1962 — 147 147 #640
1961 — 143 143 #656
1960 — 171 171 #603
1959 — 87 87 #819
1958 — 97 97 #749
1957 — 109 109 #714
1956 — 87 87 #799
1955 — 77 77 #838
1954 — 89 89 #755
1953 — 100 100 #716
1952 — 88 88 #753
1951 — 91 91 #729
1950 — 97 97 #698
1949 — 104 104 #671
1948 — 97 97 #682
1947 — 103 103 #683
1946 — 108 108 #620
1945 — 113 113 #570
1944 — 103 103 #607
1943 — 113 113 #595
1942 — 121 121 #559
1941 — 117 117 #556
1940 — 91 91 #623
1939 — 111 111 #545
1938 — 95 95 #612
1937 — 93 93 #603
1936 — 96 96 #592
1935 — 85 85 #643
1934 — 107 107 #572
1933 — 95 95 #599
1932 — 106 106 #577
1931 — 118 118 #538
1930 — 109 109 #574
1929 6 95 101 #629
1928 — 113 113 #583
1927 — 94 94 #656
1926 — 118 118 #570
1925 5 118 123 #576
1924 — 153 153 #505
1923 — 123 123 #561
1922 — 144 144 #515
1921 — 151 151 #504
1920 — 146 146 #501
1919 — 150 150 #489
1918 — 138 138 #510
1917 — 135 135 #494
1916 — 118 118 #526
1915 — 148 148 #450
1914 — 113 113 #452
1913 — 78 78 #495
1912 — 76 76 #454
1911 — 38 38 #478
1910 — 38 38 #452
1909 — 30 30 #472
1908 — 26 26 #496
1907 — 15 15 #685
1906 — 22 22 #485
1905 — 11 11 #762
1904 — 14 14 #628
1903 — 19 19 #503
1902 — 12 12 #672
1901 — 10 10 #710
1900 — 8 8 #1,003
1899 — 10 10 #692
1898 — 16 16 #538
1897 — 16 16 #508
1896 — 6 6 #1,023
1895 — 11 11 #668
1894 — 15 15 #539
1893 — 8 8 #800
1892 — 8 8 #818
1891 — 6 6 #892
1890 — 5 5 #1,040
1889 — 11 11 #617
1888 — 8 8 #786
1887 — 8 8 #724
1884 — 8 8 #732
1883 — 11 11 #588
1882 — 10 10 #640
1880 — 7 7 #800