Theseus
About Theseus
The name of the Greek mythological hero famous for slaying the Minotaur is also heard in Chaucer and Shakespeare. While Theseus might have sounded pretentious for an American baby a decade ago, today with so many babies getting ancient mythogical names, it just might work.
Pronounced THEE-see-us; THES-oo-us.
As of October 2026, Theseus ranked #5181 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2758 in 2015.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
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 on lists
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"