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Theodore

Theodore ranks #225 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 10 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #146 among boy dog names.
Theodore's popularity trend

Theodore's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2018.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
10
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#225
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+613
2014 → 2019
Gender split
98% male
2% female98% male

Gender split comes from 46 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Theodore mean?
/ˈθi.əˌdɔɹ/3 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek and Latin

Theodore comes from the Ancient Greek "Theodoros," combining "theos," meaning "god," with "doron," meaning "gift" — together, "gift of god." The name passed into Latin as Theodorus and has been used across Europe for centuries.

Dignified but warm, Theodore, often shortened to Teddy, suits a pet with a gentle, huggable presence — distinguished on a nametag, sweet when called from the couch.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Theodore shows up

Cats named Theodore per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.04%
TorontoON, CA0.02%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Theodore

TheoTheaThelmaTheodora

Theodore means, by theme

God