Boys' name · since 1912
Theophil
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Theophil, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,760 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Theophil is the #10760 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 208 recorded since 1912.
Theophil has 208 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10760 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #12,731 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,760 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 208 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theophil ranks #12,731 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,760 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 208 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,760 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Theophil's 208 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Theophil compares
208 39th percentile among 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
Theophil's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Theophil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 208 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Theophil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Theophil's full recorded timeline at 1923, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Theophil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Theophil by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (101 births, 49% of the file).
1910s was Theophil's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Theophil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
101 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 101 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Theophil's data
- Theophil's decade-level peak was the 1910s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 11 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 Theophil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Theophil 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.