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Baby name
Theodore
Boy
Origin of the name
Theodore comes from the ancient Greek Theodōros, “gift of God.”
Rising name
317,206births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 4rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Theodore are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Theodore is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Theodore is most common in District of Columbia (1.9 times), New Hampshire (1.7) and Connecticut (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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