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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: rare

TheoIn Hebrew: תאו · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Theo (Hebrew: תאו) is a boy's name of international origin. 67 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 6 boys and ranked #809. Its peak year was 2023, with 12 babies.

People in Israel
67
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
6
rank #809
Peak year
2023
12 babies
USA, 2025
3,945
rank #82

Writing and saying Theo

In Hebrew letters the name is תאו, read right to left. Theo is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Theo by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Theo: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Theo in English-speaking countries

Theo in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States20253,945#822023 (4,140)
United Kingdom20252,747#122022 (3,183)
England and Wales20252,398#122022 (2,808)
Scotland2025243#62024 (270)
Northern Ireland2025106#72022 (132)
Ireland2025195#212024 (252)
British Columbia202380#212022 (95)
Alberta202587#312022 (93)
Quebec2025398#92025 (398)
New South Wales2025177#322025 (177)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Theo has every year and the other spellings.

Questions about Theo

How do you write Theo in Hebrew?

Theo is written תאו in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Theo?

67 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name תאו: 0 women and 67 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Theo a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named תאו are men.

Is Theo used outside Israel?

The name Theo appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 3,945 boys were given it in 2025 (#82), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 2,747 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.