Theo vs Theron

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

Name A

Theo

Boy name · Rank #80

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Name B

Theron

Boy name · Rank #2837

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Metric Theo Theron
Current Rank #80 #2837
Total Births (all years) 35,830 12,960
Peak Year 2023 1966
Peak Year Births 4,140 180
Peak Decade 2020s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Theo Theron
1880s 93 63
1890s 118 101
1900s 226 167
1910s 714 1,032
1920s 980 1,255
1930s 680 1,015
1940s 440 1,070
1950s 371 922
1960s 323 1,483
1970s 386 1,480
1980s 540 1,083
1990s 600 1,030
2000s 1,386 1,061
2010s 8,189 883
2020s 20,784 315

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Theo Theron
2014 550 99
2015 765 100
2016 952 81
2017 1,232 89
2018 1,554 77
2019 2,018 67
2020 2,225 69
2021 2,703 56
2022 3,642 48
2023 4,140 42
2024 4,129 45
2025 3,945 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, 1880–2025.

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