Theon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- THEE-on
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Theon is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “godly”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Theon mean?
Greek: from theos, god
“godly”
Theon of Alexandria was a 4th-century mathematician and the father of Hypatia; it is also a character's name in Game of Thrones.
Is Theon a girl's or a boy's name?
Theon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Theon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Theon, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,275th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 36 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Theon than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Theon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Theon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,130 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,275 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,037 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 36 | #936 |
| 2016 | 34 | #973 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,005 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
How popular is Theon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,207th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Theon, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1924.
2025 had fewer boys named Theon than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Theon in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Theon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
Names like Theon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie, Atlas, Hudson, Jenson, Alfie, Jaxon, Luca, Rowan, Grayson, Enzo, Nico, Oakley
Names related to Theon
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
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, “Theon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/theon, updated 20 October 2026.