Meaning and history
German form of Theodore, and also a Scandinavian, Czech, and Romanian variant of Teodor. A well-known bearer was the American children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991), better known as Dr. Seuss.
20062006: 16 births, rank #5,303
2007: 21 births, rank #4,493
2008: 20 births, rank #4,714
2009: 21 births, rank #4,582
2010: 26 births, rank #3,894
20112011: 25 births, rank #3,994
2012: 20 births, rank #4,686
2013: 45 births, rank #2,623
2014: 56 births, rank #2,317
2015: 54 births, rank #2,386
20162016: 62 births, rank #2,184
2017: 54 births, rank #2,388
2018: 65 births, rank #2,147
2019: 85 births, rank #1,805
2020: 79 births, rank #1,872
20212021: 70 births, rank #2,079
2022: 88 births, rank #1,826
2023: 86 births, rank #1,851
2024: 71 births, rank #2,098
20252025: 76 births, rank #1,992
In 2025, 76 babies were recorded with the name Theodor, ranking #1,992 among boys.