Boys' name · since 1918
Theotis
939 babies named Theotis in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 939
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Theotis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 939 have been recorded since 1918.
Theotis has 939 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2017.
- #5,335 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 939 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theotis ranks #5,335 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 939 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 939
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Theotis's 939 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Theotis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Theotis's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Theotis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2017
- Peak year (1977)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Theotis by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (184 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Theotis's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Theotis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s
1930s
89 births
- 1940s
1940s
142 births
- 1950s
1950s
184 births
- 1960s
1960s
122 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 184 births (20% of all-time use).
How Theotis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Theotis's total volume
Theotis by state
Where Theotis concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.1% |
18 of 939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Theotis's decade-level peak was the 1950s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Theotiss (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Theotis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1918–2017 (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 Theotis 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.