Teofilo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- teh-OH-fee-loh
- Origin
- Greek
Teofilo is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “friend of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Teofilo mean?
Greek: Italian and Spanish form of Theophilus
“friend of God”
The Italian and Spanish form of Theophilus, to whom Luke addressed his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.
Is Teofilo a girl's or a boy's name?
Teofilo is a boys' name.
How popular is Teofilo in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1905.
Half of all the boys named Teofilo in the US since 1880 were born between 1942 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
Teofilo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,213 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,068 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,988 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,241 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,299 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 17 | #1,996 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,374 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1955 | 16 | #1,978 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,872 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,206 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,336 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,250 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,925 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,194 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,181 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,333 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,741 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,246 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,313 |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,643 |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,821 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,764 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,659 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,142 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
Nicknames for Teofilo
- Teo 75 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Teofilo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thomas Peter Philip Teodoro Joseph James Timothy Pedro Angelo George Robert Alejandro
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Teofilo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/teofilo, updated 20 October 2026.