Girls' name · since 1918
Theophila
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Theophila, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #56,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Theophila since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theophila has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1918.
- #56,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1918
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theophila ranks #56,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.
- #56,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
Theophila's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Theophila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1918
- Peak year (1918)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Theophila by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Theophila's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Theophila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Theophila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1918–1918 (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 Theophila 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.