Boys' name · since 1880
Theron
Theron has 12,960 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,960
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
12,960 babies have been named Theron since 1880, making it today's #2453 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theron has been recorded 12,960 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #2453 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,050 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,453 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,960 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theron ranks #1,050 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,453 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,960 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,960
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Theron's 12,960 recorded births place it above 97.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Theron compares
12,960 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Theron's all-time total is 35x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Theron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,960 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 180 | 34 | 22,252 |
Theron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Theron splits its recorded history at 1954: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 180 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Theron popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 180
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Theron popularity over time - girls
40 total births recorded since 1925 (Theron as girls' name)
Theron by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,483 births, 11% of the file).
1960s was Theron's strongest decade.
1,483 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Theron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 63
1880s
63 births
- 1890s 101
1890s
101 births
- 1900s 167
1900s
167 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,032 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,255 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,015 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,070 births
- 1950s
1950s
922 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,483 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,480 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,083 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,030 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,061 births
- 2010s
2010s
883 births
- 2020s 315
2020s
315 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,483 births (11% of all-time use).
How Theron 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 Theron's total volume
Theron by state
Where Theron concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 766 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 704 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 699 | 5.4% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 436 | 3.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 409 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 397 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 378 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 365 | 2.8% |
766 of 12,960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Theron appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Theron's data
- Theron's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,483 total births); usage has since declined to 315 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Therons (766 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Theron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Theron 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.