Theodor vs Thierry
Theodor and Thierrycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Theodor was ranked #622 and Thierry #1595 among boys in England and Wales.
Theodor and Thierry over time
Theodor and Thierry appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Theodor held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thierry in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Thierry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Theodor in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Theodor and Thierry changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #622 and #1595.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Theodor held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Thierry in 13.
Highest recorded here: Theodor #514 in 2021, Thierry #479 in 2003.
The order changed in 2014: Theodor moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1339 and #1294; by 2014 that had become #1012 and #1223.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Theodor #622, Thierry #1595.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Theodor | Thierry |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The German form of Theodore, and a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of Teodor — from Greek 'theos' (god) and 'doron' (gift), 'gift of God'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek roots, transmitted through German and Scandinavian naming traditions as a Teodor variant | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈteː.o.doːɐ̯/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #11 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Theodor has a recorded origin (Greek roots, transmitted through German and Scandinavian naming traditions as a Teodor variant); Thierry does not have one recorded yet.
- Theodor and Thierry both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Theodor; Thierry doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Theodor
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Thierry
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys