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Theseus
OriginGreek mythology name
GenderBoy
NB Rank#2224
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About Theseus
The name Theseus peaked for boys at #2758 in 2015. The name is most popular in THESEUS, THESEUS, and THESEUS.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,800 | 43 | 22.4 |
| 2015 | #2,758 | 44 | 23 |
| 2016 | #3,282 | 35 | 18.4 |
| 2017 | #3,759 | 29 | 15.7 |
| 2018 | #4,341 | 24 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | #3,627 | 31 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | #4,405 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | #3,487 | 33 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | #4,418 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2023 | #4,325 | 25 | 14.6 |
| 2024 | #3,763 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Theseus in pop culture
- Theseus
King of Athens, Greek mythological figure who defeated the Minotaur, also appearing in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream"
- Theseus Faversham
character in the radio comedy The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
- Theseus Scamander
the older brother of Newt Scamander, character in J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald"
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