Teodor
A masculine name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God".
Name Census estimates that about 425 living Americans carry the first name Teodor. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Teodor today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Teodor births was 2024 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Teodor. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Teodor with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
425
~ 1 in 806,481 Americans
Peak year
2024
40 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,087
Tracked since 2005
Census
Teodor in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 825 people with the first name Teodor, which placed it at #14,309 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,309
National first-name rank
People counted
825
825 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
89.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Teodor
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Teodor is White at 89.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.2%) and Two or More Races (2.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Teodor described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Teodor at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White89.6% · 739
- Hispanic or Latino6.2% · 51
- Two or more races2.1% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 13
- Black or African American0.6% · 5
Popularity
Teodor: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Teodor from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 217 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Teodor remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Teodor by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Teodor during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Teodors live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Illinois, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Teodor, while New York, Georgia, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 21 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Teodor
Teodor is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Theodoros, which means "gift of God". The name has its origins in ancient Greece and was later adopted by various cultures and languages throughout Europe and the Mediterranean region.
The name Theodoros was composed of the elements "theos" meaning "god" and "doron" meaning "gift". It was a popular name among early Christians, who often gave their children names with religious meanings. The name later evolved into various forms, including Teodor, Theodore, and Theodor, among others.
In ancient times, the name Theodoros was borne by several notable figures, including Theodoros of Samos, a renowned architect and engineer from the 6th century BCE, and Theodoros of Cyrene, a philosopher and mathematician from the 5th century BCE.
The name gained widespread popularity during the Byzantine Empire, where it was associated with several emperors and prominent individuals. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Theodore Laskaris (1174-1222), who was the first emperor of the Empire of Nicaea.
During the Middle Ages, the name Teodor was also popular among the Slavic peoples, particularly in Russia and the Balkans. One of the earliest recorded examples is Teodor Stratilat, a 9th-century military commander and martyr in the Bulgarian Empire.
In Western Europe, the name Teodor appeared in various forms, such as Theodoric and Thierry. Theodoric the Great (454-526) was a renowned king of the Ostrogoths, who ruled over a vast territory in Italy and parts of modern-day France and Spain.
Other notable historical figures with the name Teodor include Teodor Koriatovych (1347-1414), a prince of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Teodor of Wallachia (1633-1694), a prince of Wallachia (modern-day Romania); and Teodor Axentowicz (1859-1938), a Polish painter and professor of art.
Throughout history, the name Teodor has been borne by numerous scholars, writers, artists, and religious figures, reflecting its enduring popularity across various cultures and time periods.
People
Teodor + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Teodor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Teodor: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teodor?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 425 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Teodor going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 806,481 US residents.
Is Teodor a common name?
We classify Teodor as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 428 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Teodor most popular?
The single biggest year for Teodor was 2024, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Teodor is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Teodor in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 825 people with the name Teodor, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,309 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Teodor in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Teodor?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Teodor appears almost entirely male. Of the 829 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Teodor?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Teodor is White at 89.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.2%) and Two or More Races (2.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Teodor most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Teodor in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.6% (739 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Teodor in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Teodor a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Teodor in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Teodor still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Teodor in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Teodor can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Teodor?
See how many people have the name Teodor on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.