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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Thedore

Thedore was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 775th; the most babies were born in 1929 (34). More babies were named Thedore in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192934 babies
Total since 1880
1,136babies recorded

Thedore popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,6846
1960#3,3148
1950#2,01315
1940#1,67618
1930#1,59722
1920#1,53925
1910#1,5696
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Thedore, counting every spelling?

Thedore has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Thedore?

About 300 people born in the US named Thedore are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 62 and 79. That makes Thedore a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Thedore by state

How common Thedore was among boys born in each state in 1927–1931, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesFL0.08
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Thedore, boys, 1927–1931. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Thedore: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Thedore, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Thedore

How popular is the name Thedore?

Thedore was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 775th; the most babies were born in 1929 (34). More babies were named Thedore in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Thedore a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thedore in the US.

Where was Thedore most popular?

In 1927–1931, Thedore was most common in Florida (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and North Carolina.