Meaning and history
Theron is derived from the Greek θηράω (therao), meaning “to hunt.”
20062006: 134 births, rank #1,249
2007: 105 births, rank #1,509
2008: 96 births, rank #1,620
2009: 97 births, rank #1,626
2010: 96 births, rank #1,626
20112011: 87 births, rank #1,703
2012: 101 births, rank #1,562
2013: 86 births, rank #1,709
2014: 99 births, rank #1,588
2015: 100 births, rank #1,599
20162016: 81 births, rank #1,845
2017: 89 births, rank #1,735
2018: 77 births, rank #1,920
2019: 67 births, rank #2,129
2020: 69 births, rank #2,046
20212021: 56 births, rank #2,410
2022: 48 births, rank #2,717
2023: 42 births, rank #2,952
2024: 45 births, rank #2,835
20252025: 55 births, rank #2,451
Theron moved from #950 to #996 for boys between 1989 and 1992. Its highest annual birth count came in 1966, with 180 births.