Given name & surname
Theon
“an untamed man”
Theon is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “an untamed man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “an untamed man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Theon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 429
- 420 boys · 9 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,367 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +48%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,367 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 381 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Theon’s family of names
Theon has a related form in Theron. Theon has a related form in Theone. In Greek usage, Theon as a surname is a transliteration of Θέων.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Theon
- Theon of Alexandriaancient Greek scholar335–400
- Theon of Smyrna2nd century Greek mathematician and philosopher70–135
- Theon of Samosancient Greek painter
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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