Recorded 1989–2023 Boys' name Peak 1989 28 births

Thoedore — boys' name

28 babies named Thoedore in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62020s22

The verdict

28 boys have been named Thoedore since 1989, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.

28
total births
1989–2023
years on record
2020s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Thoedore was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Thoedore in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thoedore

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Thoedore between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thoedore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thoedore performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Thoedore shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thoedore 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 28 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.

Thoedore at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

28

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Thoedore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.5 20232022202120201989 6

Thoedore by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
22 births that decade — 79% of Thoedore's all-time total
1980s62020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thoedore?
28 babies have been named Thoedore since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Thoedore most popular?
Thoedore was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Thoedore been used?
Thoedore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Thoedore?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thomas, Thor, Thornton, Thompson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.