Recorded 1911–2021 Boys' name Peak 1955 2,244 births

Theodis — boys' name

2,244 babies named Theodis in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s641920s1841930s2841940s3941950s4491960s2941970s2371980s1651990s972000s402010s282020s8
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Theodis was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

61 babies were named Theodis in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Theodis

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,244 babies named Theodis between 1911 and 2021, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Theodis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Theodis performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 449 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Theodis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 411 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Theodis in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Theodis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,244 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Theodis at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

2,244

Since 1911

111 years of records

Peak year

1955

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1911

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2021

Theodis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1911

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1955)
61
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Theodis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
449 births that decade — 20% of Theodis's all-time total
1910s641920s1841930s2841940s3941950s4491960s2941970s2371980s1651990s972000s402010s282020s8

Theodis by state

Where Theodis concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Theodis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
411 18.3%
#2 Alabama
146 6.5%
#3 Georgia
95 4.2%
#4 Mississippi
81 3.6%
#5 Florida
44 2.0%
#6 Illinois
14 0.6%
#7 Louisiana
13 0.6%
#8 Texas
6 0.3%
Arkansas share of Theodis's total US births 18.3%
Even split

411 of 2,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Theodis appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Theodis?
2,244 babies have been named Theodis since 1911. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1955 with 61 births.
When was Theodis most popular?
Theodis was most popular in the 1950s decade with 449 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Theodis most popular?
The top states for the name Theodis are Arkansas (411 births), Alabama (146 births), Georgia (95 births).
How long has the name Theodis been used?
Theodis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 111 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Theodis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theodore, Theo, Theron, Theadore, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.