Theodore is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “gift of God.” In 2024 it was given to 12,011 boys in the United States.
Theodore belongs to the Greek and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “gift of God” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Theodore first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4 in 2024, and in 2024 12,011 babies received the name — 303,761 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Theodore means “gift of God” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Theodore is a boy name. In 2024, 12,011 babies received the name in the US.
Theodore comes from the Greek and English & American tradition.
Theodore first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #4 in 2024, and 12,011 babies were given the name in 2024.
Theodore is pronounced /ˈθiː.əˌdɔː/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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