Theophilus

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Theophilus: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Theophilus: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,706 in 2013, and it stood at #3,254 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1706highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1997	#2859
2000	#2142
2002	#3225
2003	#2470
2004	#2578
2006	#1892
2007	#3589
2008	#2775
2009	#1859
2010	#2036
2011	#1788
2012	#3987
2013	#1706
2014	#2690
2015	#3373
2016	#2804
2017	#2734
2018	#4749
2019	#2104
2020	#2960
2021	#3451
2022	#4789
2023	#4991
2024	#3254

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1706 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Theophilus by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Theophilus in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	6	2 of 10	3
2000s	48	8 of 10	6
2010sbusiest	78	10 of 10	8
2020s	23	5 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Theophilus appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1706 in England and Wales in 2013.

Theophilus's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3254	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2960	6	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2104	10	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2804	7	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2690	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1706	13	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1788	12	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2036	10	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1859	11	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1892	9	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2470	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#3225	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2142	5	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,706, first reached in 2013.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2013.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
19 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,254position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2013Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Howie · #1706, 22y
Ousman · #1706, 24y
Berry · #1707, 24y
Kiyana · #1705, 22y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Ousman · #1706, 24y
Berry · #1707, 24y
Kiyana · #1705, 22y
Jet · #1704, 24y

Theophilus and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Theophilus without appearing here.

Theophilus moved ahead of

Kerry Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3589 and #3589 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2036 and #4678.
Brooke Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3987 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #1706 and #3822.
Espen Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #4107 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #4991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Theophilus

Gunnar Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2104 and #2728 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2960 and #1935.
Matheo Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2104 and #2488 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2960 and #2076.
Aksel Compare
In 2013 they stood at #1706 and #2403 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2690 and #2079.
Isak Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2104 and #2488 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2960 and #2404.

Moved the opposite way to Theophilus

Arlo Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Theophilus went from #2142 to #3254 while Arlo went from #2142 to #15.
Isak Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Theophilus went from #2142 to #3254 while Isak went from #3036 to #1517.
Kasper Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Theophilus went from #2142 to #3254 while Kasper went from #1889 to #529.
Aksel Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Theophilus went from #1892 to #3254 while Aksel went from #4052 to #1132.

Moved the same way as Theophilus

Garry Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Theophilus went from #2863 to #4991 and Garry from #573 to #4991.
Graeme Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Theophilus went from #2863 to #4991 and Graeme from #755 to #4107.
Nicola Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Theophilus went from #2863 to #4991 and Nicola from #2863 to #4107.
Brent Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Theophilus went from #2863 to #4789 and Brent from #898 to #3449.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1706 in England and Wales in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Theophilus

Theophilus at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Theophilus by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Theophilus appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Theophilus and the names beside it

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Theophilus at a glance

Theophilus by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Theophilus appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Theophilus and the names beside it

Theophilus moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Theophilus

Moved the opposite way to Theophilus

Moved the same way as Theophilus