Given name
Theophila
“one who is loved by God”·“loved by God”
In English use, Theophila is a feminine form of Theophilus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is loved by God.” Theophila is a variant of Theophilia. In Greek use, Theophilia carries the interpretation “loved by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Theophila is a feminine form of Theophilus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is loved by God.” Theophila is a variant of Theophilia. In Greek use, Theophilia carries the interpretation “loved by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Theophila is a feminine form of Theophilus. An origin associated with Theophilus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Theophila is a feminine form of Theophilus. In English usage, Theophila developed from Theophilus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Theophila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Theophila’s family of names
In English usage, Theophila is a feminine form of Theophilus. In Latin usage, Theophila has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form TEOFILA. In English usage, Theophila developed from the Latin form Theophilus.
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Around the world
Theophila has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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