🔥Theo

Diminutive of Theodore

"gift of God"

Theo Origin and Meaning

The name Theo is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God".

See the popularity graph below for the name Theo? It's been heading straight uphill since 2010, when it hopped back onto the Top 1000 after a 60+ year absence.

Now in the Top 100 in this form, Theo's popularity is even wider given its common use as a nickname for Theodore, which made the Top 10 for the first time in 2022. This might be the generation of Theos.

Theo's newfound popularity extends far beyond the US and the rest of the English-speaking world. It's currently a Top 100 name in Germany, Brazil, Scandinavia, and beyond, as well as being a popular choice for pets.

Theo first made an impact as the name of the only son on "The Cosby Show," earlier it was associated with Vincent van Gogh's supportive brother Theo.

Theo Rank in US Top 1000

# 78 in the US

Theo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 52 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Theo

• 78 US 2023
• 52 Nameberry 2025
• 17 Canada 2023
• 44 Future 2035
• 11 England 2023
• 4 Scotland 2024
• 13 Ireland 2024
• 41 Australia 2024
• 9 New Zealand 2024
• 6 Germany 2024
• 4 Brazil 2024
• 19 Sweden 2024
• 18 Norway 2024
• 13 Denmark 2023
• 64 Belgium 2023
• 18 Switzerland 2023
• 16 Austria 2023
• 58 Dogs 2022
• 23 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Theo

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Theo.

• Milo
• Leo
• Finn
• Ezra
• Oliver
• Elliot
• Jude
• Luca
• Miles
• Theodore
• Asher
• August
• Levi
• Arlo
• Silas
• Felix
• Noah
• Owen
• Eli
• Rowan

Famous People Named Theo

• Theodorus "Theo" van Gogh Dutch art dealer; brother of Vincent van Gogh
• John Theodore "Theo" Rossi American actor
• Theo James (born Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis) English actor
• Theo Nathaniel Epstein American baseball team president
• Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury Canadian ice hockey player
• Theo Bos Dutch cyclist
• Theo David Hutchcraft English singer of duo Hurts
• Theophalus Curtis "Theo" Ratliff American professional basketball player
• Theo Vonkurnatowski aka Theo Von actor and reality TV personality
• Theo James Walcott English footballer
• Theo Sarapo French actor and singer
• Theo Dahl son of author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal
• Theo Ellis English musician of band Wolf Alice; son of actors Christine Kavanagh and Jack Ellis
• Theo Horan nephew of singer Niall Horan
• Theo Darby son of actor Rhys Darby
• Theo Marven (b. 2002) son of TV presenter Nigel Marven
• Theo Hall (b. 2010) son of TV chef Ilan Hall
• Theo Payne (b. 2012) son of singer Dougie Payne of Travis and actress Kelly MacDonald
• Theo Scholles Lima (b. 2014) son of singer Sandy and Lucas Scholles Lima
• Theo Nathanson (b. 2016) son of model Nicole Linkletter and Adam Nathanson
• Theodore James "Theo" Kushner (b. 2016) son of businesswoman/TV personality Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
• Theo Ledin Swedish DJ, son of rock musician Tomas Ledin and music publisher Marie Anderson

The name Theo in Pop Culture

• Theodore "Theo" Huxtable character on TV's "The Cosby Show"
• Theodore "Theo" Kojak character on TV's "Kojak"
• Theo Faron main character in the film Children of Men
• Theo Decker main character in "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt
• Theo Sipowicz character on TV's "NYPD BLUE"
• Theo Raeken character on Teen Wolf
• Theo main character in Bernardo Bertolucci film "The Dreamers"
• Theo Putnam character in the Netflix original "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"