Is Theophilus a boy or girl name?
Theophilus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 65 boys were named Theophilus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,392 US babies named Theophilus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,225
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Theophilus since 1882
- 2,392
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 68 babies
Boys and girls named Theophilus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 214 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 146 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 204 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 360 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 283 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 68 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,855 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,837 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,937 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 40 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,358 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,990 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,167 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 18 | #5,177 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,709 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,528 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 19 | #5,048 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,276 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,932 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,984 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,434 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,171 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,869 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,902 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,361 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,290 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,252 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,170 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,879 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,512 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,669 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,326 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,734 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,589 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #4,007 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,589 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,491 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,632 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,580 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,671 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,397 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,816 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,328 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,460 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,538 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,531 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,017 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 21 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 25 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,977 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,716 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,921 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,865 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,553 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 17 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,918 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,036 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Theophilus reached #1,048 in 1901. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Theophilus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.