Theodor

Gender: Boy
Say it: THEE-o-dor
Origin: Greek
UK rank, 2025: #630 for boys
US rank, 2025: #1,992 for boys

Theodor is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 630th for boys in the UK (66 babies) and 1,992nd for boys in the US (76 babies).

What does Theodor mean?

Greek: German and Scandinavian form of Theodore

“gift of God”

The German and Scandinavian form of Theodore; the children's author Dr Seuss was born Theodor Seuss Geisel.

Is Theodor a girl's or a boy's name?

Theodor is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 66 boys in the UK and 76 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Theodor in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #630among boys
Babies in 2025: 66about 1 in 4,500 boys
Five-year trend: Steadyup 13% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 66 boys in the UK were named Theodor, making it the 630th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 675th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 78 boys.

Half of all the boys named Theodor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 2,855 boys in the UK were given Theodor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #10, up from #630 for this spelling alone.

Theodore 2,789
Theodor 66

Among boys in 2025, it was 606th in England and Wales and 395th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 78 in 20212025

Theodor in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	66	#630
2024	64	#650
2023	56	#696
2022	58	#674
2021	78	#558
2020	57	#675
2019	55	#688
2018	52	#728
2017	59	#665
2016	43	#822
2015	40	#857
2014	28	#1,079
2013	20	#1,347
2012	25	#1,166
2011	15	#1,619
2010	21	#1,288
2009	8	#2,445
2008	11	#1,930
2007	15	#1,540
2006	5	#3,013
2005	7	#2,292
2004	10	#1,688
2003	7	#2,054
2002	7	#1,900
2001	7	#1,833
2000	6	#1,977
1999	4	#2,513
1998	5	#2,170
1997	4	#2,438
1996	3	#2,949

How popular is Theodor in the US?

Rank in 2025: #1,992among boys
Babies in 2025: 76about 1 in 22,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadyup 2% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 76 boys in the US were named Theodor, making it the 1,992nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,872nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 88 boys. It first appears in the records in 1884.

Half of all the boys named Theodor in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 13,431 boys in the US were given Theodor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #6, up from #1,992 for this spelling alone.

Theodore 13,355
Theodor 76

1884Busiest: 88 in 20222025

Theodor in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	76	#1,992
2024	71	#2,098
2023	86	#1,851
2022	88	#1,826
2021	70	#2,078
2020	79	#1,872
2019	85	#1,805
2018	65	#2,146
2017	54	#2,387
2016	62	#2,184
2015	54	#2,385
2014	56	#2,315
2013	45	#2,621
2012	20	#4,682
2011	25	#3,992
2010	26	#3,893
2009	21	#4,580
2008	20	#4,710
2007	21	#4,491
2006	16	#5,299
2005	22	#4,057
2004	18	#4,597
2003	12	#5,870
2002	24	#3,549
2001	16	#4,670
2000	19	#4,060
1999	16	#4,336
1998	19	#3,704
1997	6	#8,104
1996	11	#5,180
1995	16	#3,848
1994	11	#5,103
1993	11	#4,995
1992	13	#4,319
1991	12	#4,468
1990	12	#4,401
1989	16	#3,440
1988	11	#4,157
1987	14	#3,334
1986	8	#4,848
1985	11	#3,802
1984	9	#4,212
1983	7	#4,904
1982	0	–
1981	11	#3,599
1980	11	#3,614
1979	0	–
1978	10	#3,613
1977	9	#3,834
1976	13	#2,945
1975	0	–
1974	9	#3,556
1973	7	#4,052
1972	8	#3,620
1971	11	#2,971
1970	12	#2,738
1969	11	#2,681
1968	17	#1,961
1967	8	#2,984
1966	11	#2,464
1965	11	#2,474
1964	11	#2,545
1963	17	#1,956
1962	8	#3,039
1961	15	#2,147
1960	15	#2,120
1959	10	#2,662
1958	16	#2,025
1957	13	#2,273
1956	21	#1,721
1955	13	#2,218
1954	12	#2,315
1953	14	#2,098
1952	14	#2,072
1951	15	#1,971
1950	11	#2,320
1949	8	#2,801
1948	10	#2,442
1947	13	#2,168
1946	18	#1,691
1945	5	#3,337
1944	14	#1,889
1943	13	#2,073
1942	11	#2,267
1941	10	#2,333
1940	11	#2,179
1939	11	#2,159
1938	12	#2,084
1937	10	#2,332
1936	12	#2,062
1935	10	#2,396
1934	12	#2,121
1933	12	#2,093
1932	20	#1,584
1931	8	#2,863
1930	13	#2,178
1929	13	#2,198
1928	13	#2,270
1927	19	#1,796
1926	18	#1,846
1925	16	#2,011
1924	13	#2,347
1923	9	#2,948
1922	12	#2,485
1921	15	#2,151
1920	11	#2,601
1919	12	#2,384
1918	18	#1,826
1917	23	#1,479
1916	15	#1,948
1915	15	#1,877
1914	15	#1,607
1913	12	#1,579
1912	0	–
1911	0	–
1910	0	–
1909	0	–
1908	0	–
1907	0	–
1906	0	–
1905	0	–
1904	0	–
1903	0	–
1902	0	–
1901	0	–
1900	0	–
1899	0	–
1898	0	–
1897	0	–
1896	0	–
1895	0	–
1894	0	–
1893	0	–
1892	6	#955
1891	0	–
1890	0	–
1889	0	–
1888	0	–
1887	5	#921
1886	0	–
1885	0	–
1884	5	#971

Nicknames for Theodor

Theo 2,747 boys in the UK in 2025

Names like Theodor

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Theo Teodor Tobias Oliver Sebastian Elias Atlas Elijah Jasper Archer Asher Hudson

Other spellings of Theodor

Theodore

Names related to Theodor

Teodoro Theodoro Theadore

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Theodor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/theodor, updated 20 October 2026.