Girls' name · since 1914
Theona
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Theona, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,047 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Theona is the #15047 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 213 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theona has been recorded 213 times among girls since 1914, currently ranked #15047 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #19,187 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,047 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 213 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theona ranks #19,187 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,047 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 213 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,047 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Theona's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Theona compares
213 38th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Theona's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Theona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 213 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Theona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Theona's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Theona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Theona by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (79 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Theona's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Theona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
79 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 79 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Theona's data
- Theona's decade-level peak was the 1920s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Theona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Theona 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.