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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Theodore.

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Its story

Popularity since 1901

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 92 recorded years as a table

Theodore, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1901	25
1903	19
1906	17
1908	15
1909	23
1910	20
1911	24
1912	14
1913	10
1914	9
1915	7
1916	8
1917	10
1918	14
1919	15
1920	13
1921	6
1922	12
1923	16
1924	12
1925	12
1926	14
1927	20
1928	22
1929	27
1930	18
1931	19
1932	14
1933	12
1934	17
1935	6
1936	9
1937	10
1938	8
1939	10
1940	6
1941	4
1942	4
1943	4
1944	8
1945	5
1946	4
1947	3
1948	6
1949	4
1950	5
1951	4
1952	5
1953	7
1954	7
1955	4
1956	2
1957	4
1958	7
1959	4
1960	5
1961	7
1962	6
1963	5
1964	5
1965	4
1966	4
1967	8
1968	3
1969	7
1970	5
1971	7
1973	5
1974	13
1975	3
1976	9
1977	5
1978	8
1979	4
1980	4
1981	7
1982	4
1983	7
1984	3
1985	9
1986	8
1987	6
1988	5
2012	3
2016	4
2019	4
2020	9
2021	5
2022	9
2023	7
2024	8
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Theodore isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Theodore

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7
Rank in 2025: #11,932
How rare: 1 in 229,609 girls
Since 1901: 969

Most popular in 1929, at 27 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Theodore doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.