Given name & surname
Teo
“a godly man”
Teo is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “a godly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “a godly man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Teo developed from Theo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Teo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,987
- 2,987 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 335 babies
- 2025
- 318
- #794 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +126%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 318 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 794 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 125.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (84). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,551 as a first name in 2020; 2,193 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Teo’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Teo developed from the Swedish form Theo. Teo has a related form in Teyo. In Polish usage, Teo has a conventional equivalent in the French form Théo.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Teo has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
9 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Teo
- Teo FabiItalian racecar driverborn 1955
- Teo MaceroAmerican jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer (1925–2008)
- Teo Chee HeanSingaporean politicianborn 1954
- Teo GheorghiuSwiss actor and musicianborn 1992
- Teo HinrichsGerman field hockey playerborn 1999
- Teo ĐogašCroatian water polo playerborn 1977
- Teo Ottostage designer (1904–1968)
- Teo MammucariItalian actor and television presenterborn 1964
- Teo ČizmićCroatian basketball coachborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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