Is Theron a boy or girl name?
Theron is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 45 boys were named Theron, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 12,945 US babies named Theron were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,857
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Theron since 1880
- 12,945
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 180 babies
Boys and girls named Theron, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 167 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,032 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,255 | 11 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 1,015 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,070 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 922 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,483 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,480 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,083 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,030 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,061 | 16 | 1.5% |
| 2010s | 883 | 13 | 1.5% |
| 2020s | 260 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | #2,857 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,435 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 77 | #1,936 | 7 | #13,676 |
| 2017 | 89 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 81 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 100 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 99 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 101 | #1,574 | 6 | #16,675 |
| 2011 | 87 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 97 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 96 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 105 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 134 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,342 | 6 | #16,282 |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,324 | 5 | #18,598 |
| 2003 | 97 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,336 | 5 | #17,756 |
| 2000 | 108 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 90 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 101 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 92 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 99 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 106 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 113 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 119 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 100 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 109 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 116 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 115 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 107 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 102 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 94 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 96 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 123 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 101 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 111 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 118 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 134 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 130 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 148 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 126 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 147 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 160 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 172 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 158 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 153 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 152 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 159 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 162 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 163 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 180 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 96 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 137 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 125 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 147 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 143 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 171 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 87 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 97 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 109 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 87 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 77 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 89 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 100 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 88 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 91 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 97 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 104 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 97 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 103 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 108 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 113 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 103 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 113 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 121 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 117 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 91 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 111 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 95 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 93 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 96 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 85 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 107 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 95 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 106 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 118 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 109 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 95 | #629 | 6 | #4,514 |
| 1928 | 113 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 94 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 118 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 118 | #576 | 5 | #5,694 |
| 1924 | 153 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 123 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 144 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 151 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 146 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 150 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 138 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 135 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 118 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 148 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 113 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 78 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 76 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 38 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 38 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 30 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 26 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 15 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 22 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 19 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 12 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 16 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 16 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 15 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #799 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Theron reached #452 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #4,514 in 1929. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Theron
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.