Theodor
Meaning and origin
Spelling variant of Teodor.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Theodor (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Theodor has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 80 |
| 1999 | 106 |
| 2000 | 88 |
| 2001 | 115 |
| 2002 | 124 |
| 2003 | 163 |
| 2004 | 179 |
| 2005 | 209 |
| 2006 | 197 |
| 2007 | 231 |
| 2008 | 240 |
| 2009 | 269 |
| 2010 | 334 |
| 2011 | 284 |
| 2012 | 252 |
| 2013 | 309 |
| 2014 | 328 |
| 2015 | 277 |
| 2016 | 316 |
| 2017 | 289 |
| 2018 | 267 |
| 2019 | 319 |
| 2020 | 302 |
| 2021 | 293 |
| 2022 | 262 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 797 |
| 2000 | 879 |
| 2001 | 997 |
| 2002 | 1,118 |
| 2003 | 1,279 |
| 2004 | 1,460 |
| 2005 | 1,657 |
| 2006 | 1,840 |
| 2007 | 2,063 |
| 2008 | 2,323 |
| 2009 | 2,593 |
| 2010 | 2,937 |
| 2011 | 3,226 |
| 2012 | 3,486 |
| 2013 | 3,798 |
| 2014 | 4,135 |
| 2015 | 4,408 |
| 2016 | 4,731 |
| 2017 | 5,020 |
| 2018 | 5,304 |
| 2019 | 5,625 |
| 2020 | 5,922 |
Theodor in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Theodor.Hi! My name is Theodor.
- Har du träffat Theodor? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Theodor? He started working here on Monday.
- Theodor har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Theodor has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Theodors mamma är lärare.Theodor's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Theodors mamma is Theodor's mum.
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Questions about Theodor
How do you pronounce Theodor in Swedish?
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What does the name Theodor mean?
Spelling variant of Teodor.
How popular is Theodor in Sweden?
262 babies were named Theodor in 2022. In 2020, 5,922 people in Sweden had Theodor as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.