Girls' name · since 1918

Theopal

Theopal has 11 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

11
total births
1918–1922
years on record
1920s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

Theopal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1918.

Theopal has 11 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1922.

  • 11 total births
  • 1918–1922 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

11 girls have been named Theopal since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1922.

11
total births
1918–1922
years on record
1920s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Theopal was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Theopal in 1922 - its busiest year on record.

Theopal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Theopal's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Theopal at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

11

Since 1918

5 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1918

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1922

Theopal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1922

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 19181922 6

Theopal by decade

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

1920s was Theopal's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Theopal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Theopal?
11 babies have been named Theopal since 1918. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Theopal most popular?
Theopal was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Theopal been used?
Theopal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 5 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Theopal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theresa, Thelma, Therese, Thea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1918–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Theopal: Baby Name Since 1918 - 11 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/theopal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Theopal 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 July 2026.