Theophilus is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “love of God.” In 2024 it was given to 65 boys in the United States.
Theophilus belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “love 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, Theophilus first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1048 in 1901, and in 2024 65 babies received the name — 2,392 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Theophilus means “love of God” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Theophilus is a boy name. In 2024, 65 babies received the name in the US.
Theophilus comes from the Greek tradition.
Theophilus first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #1048 in 1901, and 65 babies were given the name in 2024.
Theophilus is pronounced /θiːˈɒfɪləs/ (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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