Boys' name · since 1969
Theodoric
61 babies named Theodoric in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
61 boys have been named Theodoric since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Theodoric has 61 recorded births among boys since 1969, 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 1969 to 2024.
- #20,820 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theodoric ranks #20,820 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Theodoric's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Theodoric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Theodoric splits its recorded history at 1974: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Theodoric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (1969)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Theodoric by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (29 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Theodoric's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Theodoric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Theodoric's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Theodoric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1969–2024 (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 Theodoric 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.