Theo

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A few things about Theo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Theo

Theo Walcott

English association football player (born 1989)

Choose Theo and your child shares a first name with Theo Walcott, an English association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Theo, like who?” Theo Walcott's Wikipedia article is available in 67 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 433 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Theo, 3,945 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Theo.
• 📜HistoryTheo has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Theos, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2023, when it reached #78.
• 📈Then vs nowTheo is 45× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 19,455 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 433.
• 🚀TrendTheo has climbed 90 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #82. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedTheo is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #26, followed by Massachusetts (#41) and Utah (#49). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningTheo is an English form of Theodore, which means “gift of God”. Our records link it to English and Greek roots.

About the name Theo

Theo is a boy name of English and Greek origin meaning “gift of God”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with T and ending in “-heo”. US birth records list Theo for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked #78 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #82, with 3,945 babies.

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