Theophile — boys' name

What the Data Says About Theophile

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Theophile between 1880 and 2020, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Theophile currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Theophile performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Theophile shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Theophile in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Theophile 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 221 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.