Teodoro
Gift of God, derived from ancient Greek words meaning "divine gift".
Name Census estimates that about 2,440 living Americans carry the first name Teodoro. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Teodoro today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Teodoro births was 2024 (58 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Teodoro. 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 Teodoro with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.4K
~ 1 in 140,473 Americans
Peak year
2024
58 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,411
Tracked since 1884
Census
Teodoro in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 6,416 people with the first name Teodoro, which placed it at #3,312 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
#3,312
National first-name rank
People counted
6.4K
6,416 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
83.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Teodoro
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Teodoro is Hispanic at 83.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (11.8%) and White (3.6%). 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 Teodoro 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 Teodoro at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino83.8% · 5,378
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.8% · 757
- White3.6% · 228
- Black or African American0.4% · 24
- Two or more races0.4% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 6
Popularity
Teodoro: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Teodoro from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 361 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Teodoro remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Teodoro 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 Teodoro during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Teodoros live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Texas, California, New Mexico recorded the most babies named Teodoro, while Florida, New York, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 338 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Teodoro
The given name Teodoro has its origins in the Greek language, derived from the elements "theos" meaning "god" and "doron" meaning "gift." It translates to "gift of God" or "God's gift." The name dates back to ancient Greek times and has been in use for over two millennia.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the New Testament of the Bible. Theodorus was a Christian martyr who was killed during the Diocletian persecution in the early 4th century AD. His feast day is celebrated on November 20th in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
In the Middle Ages, the name gained popularity across Europe, particularly in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, where it was rendered as Teodoro. During the Renaissance period, several notable figures bore this name, including the Italian painter Teodoro Ghisi (1536-1601) and the Spanish writer Teodoro de Virués (1565-1629).
In the 17th century, Teodoro Trivulzio (1596-1656) was an Italian Cardinal and patron of the arts, known for his extensive art collection. A few decades later, Teodoro Almeida (1722-1804) was a prominent Portuguese painter and sculptor during the Baroque period.
The 19th century saw the birth of Teodoro Mabellini (1817-1897), an Italian composer best known for his operas. Around the same time, Teodoro Vilardebó (1803-1857) was a prominent Uruguayan statesman and political figure who served as the President of Uruguay from 1847 to 1851.
In more recent history, Teodoro Fernández (1913-2005) was a Spanish painter and illustrator renowned for his depictions of everyday life in Madrid. Another notable bearer of the name was Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born in 1942), who has been the President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979.
While the name Teodoro has ancient roots and a rich history, it has maintained its popularity across various cultures and continues to be used in modern times, carrying the enduring meaning of "God's gift."
People
Teodoro + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Teodoro 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
Teodoro: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teodoro?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,440 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Teodoro 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 140,473 US residents.
Is Teodoro a common name?
We classify Teodoro as "Rare". It ranks above 94.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,337 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Teodoro most popular?
The single biggest year for Teodoro was 2024, when 58 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Teodoro is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Teodoro in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 6,416 people with the name Teodoro, or 2.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,312 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 Teodoro 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 Teodoro?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Teodoro appears almost entirely male. Of the 6,417 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 Teodoro?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Teodoro is Hispanic at 83.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (11.8%) and White (3.6%). 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 Teodoro most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Teodoro in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.8% (5,378 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 Teodoro in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Teodoro a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Teodoro 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 Teodoro still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Teodoro 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 Teodoro 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 Teodoro?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.