The name Theodore comes from the Greek name Theodoros, which is derived from the Greek elements theos, meaning "god," and doron, meaning "gift." Together, Theodore translates to "gift of God" or "God's gift." It was a top-100 boy's name in the U.S. every year between 1900 and 1944. It slowly started losing popularity throughout the rest of the 1900s, but made a comeback in the early 2000s. It has now been a top-100 boy's name every year since 2015 and top-10 boy's name since 2021. Several celebrities have jumped on the bandwagon by naming their sons Theodore, including NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, Bryce Dallas Howard (daughter of filmmaker Ron Howard), Ivanka Trump (daughter of President Donald Trump), tennis star Maria Sharapova and Irish model Vogue Williams.
