Theron

Last seen for girls in 2018 at #12,464 · #2,451 for boys in 2025, 55 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
#447
1910 · 38 births
Debut · boys
1880
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
12,960
since 1880

Theron over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Theron has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #447, 1910boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,45155
2024—#2,83545
2023—#2,95242
2022—#2,71748
2021—#2,41056
2020—#2,04669
2019—#2,12967
2018#12,4647#1,92077
2017—#1,73589
2016—#1,84581
2015—#1,599100
2014—#1,58899
2013—#1,70986
2012#14,9626#1,562101
2011—#1,70387
2010—#1,62696
2009—#1,62697
2008—#1,62096
2007—#1,509105
2006—#1,249134
2005#14,5026#1,334113
2004#16,0995#1,316112
2003—#1,38197
2002—#1,315101
2001#15,3525#1,32798
2000—#1,235108
1999—#1,32990
1998—#1,216101
1997—#1,25192
1996—#1,17499
1995—#1,102106
1994—#1,048113
1993—#1,118101
1992—#987119
1991—#1,088100
1990—#1,013109
1989—#947116
1988—#890115
1987—#908107
1986—#901102
1985—#93994
1984—#89196
1983—#786123
1982—#891101
1981—#833111
1980—#808118
1979—#747134
1978—#741130
1977—#699148
1976—#742126
1975—#678147
1974—#637160
1973—#603172
1972—#625158
1971—#668153
1970—#664152
1969—#623159
1968—#595162
1967—#592163
1966—#566180
1965—#75396
1964—#662137
1963—#692125
1962—#638147
1961—#656143
1960—#601171
1959—#81787
1958—#74797
1957—#714109
1956—#79687
1955—#83677
1954—#75489
1953—#714100
1952—#75188
1951—#72691
1950—#69597
1949—#671104
1948—#68197
1947—#682103
1946—#619108
1945—#567113
1944—#604103
1943—#594113
1942—#558121
1941—#553117
1940—#62291
1939—#544111
1938—#60995
1937—#60093
1936—#59196
1935—#64185
1934—#571107
1933—#59795
1932—#576106
1931—#535118
1930—#572109
1929#4,0536#62795
1928—#583113
1927—#65394
1926—#567118
1925#4,9735#573118
1924—#504153
1923—#560123
1922—#513144
1921—#502151
1920—#499146
1919—#486150
1918—#510138
1917—#493135
1916—#524118
1915—#450148
1914—#450113
1913—#49278
1912—#45076
1911—#47138
1910—#44738
1909—#46230
1908—#48926
1907—#66415
1906—#47222
1905—#74111
1904—#61214
1903—#48719
1902—#65112
1901—#68310
1900—#9688
1899—#66110
1898—#52316
1897—#49516
1896—#9826
1895—#64011
1894—#52115
1893—#7688
1892—#7928
1891—#8416
1890—#9945
1889—#58111
1888—#7558
1887—#6798
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1883—#55611
1882—#61110
1881——
1880—#7457
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Theron was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Theron is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedNHWashington: #807 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,945 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedMINew York: #1,696 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 21,655 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,632 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 28,241 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Theron, so not publishedHITexas: #1,317 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 18,111 boysTXFlorida: #1,138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,375 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#807 · 1 in 6,945
  2. Florida#1,138 · 1 in 12,375
  3. Texas#1,317 · 1 in 18,111
  4. California#1,632 · 1 in 28,241
  5. New York#1,696 · 1 in 21,655

Best ever in a state: #88 in Vermont, 1915.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#80751 in 6,945
Florida#1,13881 in 12,375
Texas#1,317101 in 18,111
California#1,63291 in 28,241
New York#1,69651 in 21,655
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Theron
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 384 spots since 2024 (#2,835 → #2,451)
  • 405 spots since 2020 (#2,046 → #2,451)
  • 852 spots since 2015 (#1,599 → #2,451)
  • Biggest jump: 487 spots in 1897 (#982 → #495)
  • Biggest drop: 413 spots in 1890 (#581 → #994)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #447 (38 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1887–1989
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,111
  • Highest: 1 in 5,111 boys born in 1910 were named Theron (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 31,056 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 11.4% of all boys named Theron (1,483) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s63#556 (1883)#661
1890s101#495 (1897)#722
1900s167#462 (1909)#623
1910s1,032#447 (1910)#477
1920s1,255#499 (1920)#558
1930s1,015#535 (1931)#584
1940s1,070#553 (1941)#615
1950s922#695 (1950)#755
1960s1,483#566 (1966)#638
1970s1,480#603 (1973)#680
1980s1,083#786 (1983)#879
1990s1,030#987 (1992)#1,133
2000s1,061#1,235 (2000)#1,391
2010s883#1,562 (2012)#1,742
2020s315#2,046 (2020)#2,569

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.

Theron in 2005

girls
#14,502
6 births · 1 in 307,974 girls
boys
#1,334
113 births · 1 in 17,675 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #14,502Theron6

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #1,334Theron113
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 307,974 of them was named Theron, which outranked 24.5% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Theron
  1. #13,010Zonia7
  2. #13,010Zsofia7
  3. #13,010Zuliana7
  4. #14,502Theron6
  5. #14,502Aailyah6
  6. #14,502Aalayjah6
  7. #14,502Aania6
  8. #16,462Aalana5
  9. #16,462Aaliyaha5
  10. #16,462Aaliyiah5

Tied with 1,959 names at #14,502; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 17,675 of them was named Theron, which outranked 90.0% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Theron
  1. #1,323Magnus114
  2. #1,323Osiel114
  3. #1,323Trae114
  4. #1,334Theron113
  5. #1,334Brighton113
  6. #1,334Christofer113
  7. #1,334Gerard113
  8. #1,343Aric112
  9. #1,343Clint112
  10. #1,343Domingo112

Tied with 8 names at #1,334; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →