Boys' name · since 1905
Teofilo
Teofilo has 1,040 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,040
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,040 boys have been named Teofilo since 1905, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Teofilo has 1,040 recorded births among boys since 1905, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2024.
- #5,010 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,040 born since 1905
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teofilo ranks #5,010 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,040 born since 1905, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,040
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
Teofilo's 1,040 recorded births place it above 88.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Teofilo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Teofilo splits its recorded history at 1968: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Teofilo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2024
- Peak year (1978)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Teofilo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (134 births, 13% of the file).
1970s was Teofilo's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Teofilo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
110 births
- 1940s
1940s
105 births
- 1950s
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
112 births
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 134 births (13% of all-time use).
How Teofilo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Teofilo's total volume
Teofilo by state
Where Teofilo concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 166 | 16.0% |
| #2 | California | | 54 | 5.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 7 | 0.7% |
166 of 1,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Teofilo's data
- Teofilo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Teofilos (166 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teofilo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~119 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1905–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Teofilo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.