Theophilus — #2207 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Theophilus

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,392 babies named Theophilus between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Theophilus currently holds the #2207 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Theophilus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 360 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Theophilus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Theophilus in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Theophilus 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 2,392 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.