Theodore
“gift of God”
The alphabet
Names that begin
with T
7,204 T names on the record since 1880 — 51 of them in today's top 1000, with the girls well ahead. Tap + on any name to build a shortlist as you browse.
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Every T name
Ranked by current US popularity, down to spellings given to five babies in a year. Search, filter, and tap + to keep the ones worth arguing about.
Thomas
“twin”
Thiago
Climbing the charts
Theo
Peaked at #78 in 2023
Tatum
“Tata's homestead”
Talia
“dew from God" in Hebrew”
Tessa
“Unsettled”
Teagan
“Either "poet”
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Ranks are today’s national standing; “ever” counts every baby recorded with that spelling since 1880. Every name links to its full history and meaning.
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What the letter is telling you
The leader
Theodore carries the letter.
#4 in the country — no T name, girl or boy, sits higher. It reads “gift of God.”
The lean
T leans boy.
33 boy names in today's top 1000 against 18 for girls — about three to two in the boys' favor.
The crossovers
Three names go both ways.
Tatum, Taylor, Tru chart for both girls and boys. to see them all.
T through the decades
T names among each decade’s 200 chart spots1880s2020s
The 1970s were T’s best decade — 17 of the era’s 200 chart spots (top 100 girls + top 100 boys), led by Tammy and Thomas.
Girls Boys · counted from every US birth certificate filed since 1880
IIIFrom below the radar
Quietly excellent, letter T
Names our records love that most shortlists miss — real, recorded, and nowhere near overused.
Tru#591
“true” — on a steady climb up the charts.
Truce#773
“A pause in fighting” — at its highest point on record.
Tilly#884
“Short form of Matilda” — #884 today, 113 years after it was first recorded.
Fresh climbers across every letter live on Rising names.
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Beyond the ranks
Strong T names the ranked list above never reaches — each with its own note from the records.
Tatiana#1104 today
Tinsley#1109 today
Taliyah#1139 today
Tala#1211 today
Tillie#1261 today
Tabitha#1299 today
Tori#1334 today
Tate#1373 today
True#1382 today
Tyla#1500 today
Trenton#1038 today
True#1046 today
Tzvi#1075 today
Turner#1097 today
Thatcher#1108 today
Terry#1115 today
Tiago#1115 today
Tylan#1132 today
Talon#1176 today
Titan#1290 today
Townes#1315 today
Trent#1341 today
Torin#1347 today
Taylen#1358 today
The full list, with method: The best baby names starting with T.
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