Theodoric

Boys' name

People + king, through Theodericus

Theodoric has been given to 61 babies in the U.S. since 1969. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1969, with 8 recorded.

Babies named Theodoric, 2024

1 in 557,000

Theodoric over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Theodoric: meaning, origin, and history

People + king, through Theodericus

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Theodoric means

Theodoric belongs to the name family reached through Theodoric → Theodericus. Its meaning is “people + king”.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Old French Theuderich, from Late Latin Theodericus. Doublet of Theoderic; piecewise doublet of Tudor. Unrelated to Theodore, of Greek origin.

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Origin, language, and formation

Theodoric is used in English.

Theodoric comes through Old French Theuderich and Late Latin Theodericus.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Theoderic and Theodericus.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Theodoric is pronounced /θiˈɒdəɹɪk/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 61 boys were recorded with the name Theodoric between 1969 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1969; its best national rank was #3,567 in 1969.

How common is Theodoric?

Theodoric had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2024, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2024: 1 in 557,000; 6 of 3,342,801 births
Among boys only: 1 in 287,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2024: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 386,177 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Theodoric sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2024 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 386,177 children born in 2024 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Theodoric. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Theodorics were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Theodoric was born before 1973 — so the typical Theodoric is around 52 today.

Median birth year: 1973; About 52 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 47.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 19.7%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 61; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 47.5% of all recorded uses (29).

Is Theodoric rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1969 (8)
Years since peak: 56; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 31.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,567; 1969

Spellings of Theodoric

Theodoric is not the most common spelling — Theodore is, with 99.1% against Theodoric's 0.02%.

Theodore99.1%317,206
Theodor0.69%2,216
Theodoros0.17%557
Theodoric0.02%61

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Theodoric around the world

Where Theodoric ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1980–1980
#2,385
in 1980

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Theodoric by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,567; 1969
Peak year: 1969; 8 that year
First recorded: 1969
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 61
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Theodoric

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Sibling names for Theodoric

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shannan Marnie Charla Richelle Nichelle Aretha Brigette Nicolle

For a brother

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