Given name & surname
Teodoro
“God”·“gift”·“gift of God”
Teodoro is a variant of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Teodoro is a variant of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Teodoro is a variant of Theodore. Theodore reached English through French from the Greek name Theodoros.
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How it developed
Teodoro is a variant of Theodore. The shared background comes through Theodore: Theodore’s Greek elements are theos, meaning “god,” and doron, meaning “gift.” French forms provided the route into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Teodoro is a variant of Theodore. The history of Theodore gives this family its wider story. Theodore was popular among early Christians and was borne by several saints. That religious history helps explain the name’s spread into different European forms.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Teodoro through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,386
- 3,386 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 47
- #2,752 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +40%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 47 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,752 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,417 as a first name in 2020; 1,493 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.
Teodoro’s family of names
In Italian usage, Teodoro has a feminine form in Teodora. Teodoro has a related form in Theodore. In Esperanto usage, Teodoro has a conventional equivalent in the English form Theodore.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Teodoro has relatives in 10 languages.
15 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Teodoro
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema MbasogoEquatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979born 1942
- Teodoro FernándezPeruvian footballer (1913-1996)
- Theodore RomzhaBlessed Martyr, Eparch of Mukacheve (1911–1947)
- Teodoro Picado MichalskiPresident of Costa Rica (1900-1960)
- Teodoro Nguema Obiang MangueEquatoguinean politician, son of Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiangborn 1968
- Teodoro CottrauItalian composer, poet and writer (1827–1879)
- Teodoro Valfre di BonzoCardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1853–1922)
- Teodoro García EgeaSpanish politicianborn 1985
- Teodoro Paleologo di MontferratoItalian cardinal1425–1484
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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