Boys' name · since 2004
Theoden
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 707 babies named Theoden, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,631 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 707
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
707 babies have been named Theoden since 2004, making it today's #1631 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theoden has been recorded 707 times among boys since 2004, currently ranked #1631 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #6,407 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,631 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 707 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theoden ranks #6,407 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,631 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 707 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,631 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 707
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Theoden's 707 recorded births place it above 85.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Theoden compares
707 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Theoden's all-time total is 92% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Theoden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 707 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 34 | 22,252 |
Theoden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Theoden's full recorded timeline at 2015, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 104 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Theoden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Theoden by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (456 births, 64% of the file).
2020s was Theoden's strongest decade.
456 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Theoden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
193 births
- 2020s
2020s
456 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 456 births (64% of all-time use).
How Theoden 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 Theoden's total volume
Theoden by state
Where Theoden concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Washington | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Utah | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 6 | 0.8% |
37 of 707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Theoden appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Theoden's data
- California records the most Theodens (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Theoden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Theoden 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.