Teodoro
Masculine · “gift of God”
Teodoro is gift of God in Greek — theos and doron — and it translates the Hebrew Jonathan exactly.
How old is the name Teodoro?
Teodoro first appears in US birth records in 1884 — 141 years ago. The typical Teodoro alive today was born around 1975, making them about 50 years old. About 2,400 people named Teodoro are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Teodoro most popular?
Teodoro peaked in 1894, reaching #954 nationally. Today it ranks #2718, 1,764 places below that high. See the whole 1894 chart.
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Where it comes from
From theos doron to Teodoro
The story of Teodoro
Theodore was a great name of the Byzantine east and of Russia as Fyodor; the compound means precisely what the Hebrew Jonathan and Matthew mean, which is why the names were sometimes swapped by Greek-speaking Jews. Teodoro is standard in Italian and Spanish and is in current American use.
Meaning
gift of God
From the Greek theos, 'god', and doron, 'gift'. Both elements are ordinary Greek and the compound transparent. It translates the Hebrew Mattityahu and Yehonatan exactly. Teodoro is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form.
How the name formed
- theos doron
- Theodoros
- Teodoro
Related forms: Teodoro · Teodoro · Theodore
Pronouncing Teodoro
teh-oh-DOH-roh
Four syllables, stress on the third. Italian and Spanish say it nearly identically.
Nicknames for Teodoro
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1884
- Most boys named
- 202547 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #954reached in 1894
- Change vs 2023
- +4.4%47 in 2025, from 45
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Teodoro in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Teodoro in Italian — same name
- Teodoro in Spanish — same name
- Theodore in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New York.
Teodoros among us
people named Teodoro are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 36,342 born in 2025 was named Teodoro
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Teodoro sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Teodoro is headed
Teodoro looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 19% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Teodoro beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Teodoro in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That it translates Jonathan and Matthew exactly is a first-rate fact.
- Teo is available as a short form that is a real name.
- The gift-of-God meaning is about as good as meanings get.
- Four syllables make it long for everyday use.
- Theodore is what English speakers will substitute.
- It reads as specifically Italian or Spanish.
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Frequently asked
- How many Teodoros are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,400 people named Teodoro are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Teodoro in 2025?
- Teodoro ranks #2718 among US boy names in 2025, with 47 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Teodoro?
- About 1 in every 36,342 US boys born in 2025 was named Teodoro — 47 in all.
- Will my child share the name Teodoro with classmates?
- Teodoro will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Teodoro
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