Thelonious vs Theron

Side-by-side comparison of Thelonious and Theron - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Thelonious

Boy name · Rank #5721

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Theron

Boy name · Rank #2837

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Metric Thelonious Theron
Current Rank #5721 #2837
Total Births (all years) 467 12,960
Peak Year 2017 1966
Peak Year Births 23 180
Peak Decade 2010s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1960 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Thelonious Theron
1880s - 63
1890s - 101
1900s - 167
1910s - 1,032
1920s - 1,255
1930s - 1,015
1940s - 1,070
1950s - 922
1960s 37 1,483
1970s 24 1,480
1980s 14 1,083
1990s 36 1,030
2000s 90 1,061
2010s 170 883
2020s 96 315

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thelonious Theron
2014 16 99
2015 21 100
2016 20 81
2017 23 89
2018 20 77
2019 14 67
2020 16 69
2021 23 56
2022 17 48
2023 12 42
2024 16 45
2025 12 55

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1960–2025.

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