Theophil

Peak · boys
1912 · 11 births
Debut · boys
11 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
208
since 1912

Theophil over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Theophil has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank192019401960198020002020peak #1,527, 1912boys
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1929#3,9595
1928#3,3577
1927#3,7806
1926#4,2015
1925#3,1558
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1913#1,67611
1912#1,52711
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Theophil! It came in at #1,527, and was given to 11 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1929–2024, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Theophil is popular in 2025

No state had 5 or more boys named Theophil in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.

See more about Theophil
Momentum · boys
Brand new
    Rise & fade · boys
    Peaked on debut
    • Debuted 1912
    • Peaked 1912 at #1,527 (11 births)
    • Births halved by 1926, 14 yrs later
    Top of the charts · boys
    Never in the top 1,000
    • Top 10: never
    • Top 100: never
    • Top 1,000: never
    Share of babies · boys
    1 in 39,086
    • Highest: 1 in 39,086 boys born in 1912 were named Theophil (0.00%)
    • Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
    Era · boys
    The 1910s
    • 48.6% of all boys named Theophil (101) were born in this decade
    Show by decade
    DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
    1910s101#1,527 (1912)#2,061
    1920s86#2,131 (1920)#3,197
    1930s10#3,480 (1939)#3,741
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    2020s11#10,695 (2025)#11,467

    All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

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