Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Theron

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Theron
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1966

Peak era

1966

Peak rank proxy

180

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19662024

Peak year

1966

Decline from peak

75%

2024

All-time

12,905

Theron is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1966, when 180 boys were named Theron.

In 2024, only 45 boys were given the name.

Down 75% from its peak.

All told, about 12,905 Americans have been named Theron and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1966

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