divine gift
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Theo is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "divine gift". Listed origin: Greek.
THEE-oh
Catalog phonetic spelling
In 2024, Theo ranked #80 in US Social Security name records for male births. This is the latest verified year in our catalog, not a live ranking.
| Birth year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #172 |
| 2021 | #142 |
| 2022 | #98 |
| 2023 | #78 |
| 2024 | #80 |
Source: Social Security Administration. US data is not a worldwide measure of usage. Missing years are not zero births.
Meanings, origins, pronunciations, and namesakes are catalog entries that have not yet completed source-by-source editorial review. Nicknames and middle-name pairings are ideas to try, not usage statistics. We show birth-name ranks only when the record includes source-file provenance; missing data is not evidence of rarity.
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Theo is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "divine gift". Listed origin: Greek.
Our catalog's pronunciation guide is THEE-oh. Pronunciation can vary by language and family.
In 2024, Theo ranked #80 in US Social Security name records for male births. This is the latest verified year in our catalog, not a live ranking.
Ideas to try include Teddy, T. These are suggestions, not a measure of usage.
Try Theo James, Theo Alexander, Theo Ray aloud with your surname. These pairings are subjective suggestions.
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