Theron
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Theron
Theron is best known these days as the surname of actress Charlize, but it does have a long history as a first name, ranking in the Top 500 in the early part of the 20th century and only dropping out of the Top 1000 in the early 1990s. Theon is a similar name made familiar by the popular series Game of Thrones: Might it and Theron rise in tandem?
Theron is also given to girls.
Pronounced THER-un.
As of October 2026, Theron ranked #2474 for boys in US births in 2025 and #13676 for girls in US births in 2018 SSA, peaked at #452 for boys in 1914 and #4514 for girls in 1929.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,595 | 99 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,612 | 100 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,859 | 81 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,745 | 89 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,936 | 77 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,147 | 67 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,064 | 69 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,435 | 56 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,748 | 48 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,996 | 42 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,857 | 45 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,474 | 55 | — | 0 |
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- Theron T. PondBoy
inventor of "Pond's Cream"
Theron in pop culture
- Theron HunnicuttBoy
Character in Vincente Millinelli directed drama Home from the Hill played by George Hamilton.
- Theron ShanBoy
character in video game "Star Wars: The Old Republic"
- Theron HaskarBoy
character in Snow Like Ashes series by Sara Raasch