Recorded 1918–1918 Girls' name Peak 1918 10 births

Theophila — girls' name

10 babies named Theophila in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s10
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Theophila was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

10 babies were named Theophila in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Theophila

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Theophila between 1918 and 1918, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Theophila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1918. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Theophila performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Theophila 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 10 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.

Theophila at a glance

Last recorded 1918

Total births

10

Since 1918

1 years of records

Peak year

1918

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1918

Active since

1918

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1918

Theophila popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
10 1918 10

Theophila by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 100% of Theophila's all-time total
1910s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Theophila?
10 babies have been named Theophila since 1918. It was last recorded in 1918. The peak year was 1918 with 10 births.
When was Theophila most popular?
Theophila was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Theophila been used?
Theophila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 1 years of data through 1918.
What names are similar to Theophila?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1918 (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.