Theseus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- THEE-see-us
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Theseus is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Theseus mean?
Greek: name of a Greek mythological hero
In Greek myth, Theseus, king of Athens, slew the Minotaur in the Cretan labyrinth with Ariadne's help.
Is Theseus a girl's or a boy's name?
Theseus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Theseus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Theseus, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
2025 had fewer boys named Theseus than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Theseus in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Theseus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,752 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 41 | #2,867 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
Names like Theseus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atreus Atlas Perseus Theo Leonidas Eliam Ares Silas Thiago Apollo Evander Bellamy
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George 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, “Theseus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/theseus, updated 20 October 2026.