Theophilus
Theophilus is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 65 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 650.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 202268 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1882
- 2,392people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,392 boys have been named Theophilus in the United States since 1882, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 68 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1978, and the 2010s alone account for 15%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Theophilus | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | |
| 1900s | 25 | |
| 1910s | 156 | |
| 1920s | 191 | |
| 1930s | 135 | |
| 1940s | 152 | |
| 1950s | 214 | |
| 1960s | 146 | |
| 1970s | 176 | |
| 1980s | 157 | |
| 1990s | 173 | |
| 2000s | 204 | |
| 2010s | 360 | |
| 2020s | 283 |
In 2022, its biggest year
Theophilus was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2022 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2022.
Names that rose and fell with Theophilus
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Augustinepeak 2024
- Aldenpeak 2024
- Caesarpeak 2015
- Sterlingpeak 2024
- Benedictpeak 2024
- Thaddeuspeak 2016
- Marcelluspeak 2021
- Conleypeak 2011
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.