Given name
Theophilia
“loved by God”·“one who is loved by God”
Theophilia is a feminine form of Theophilus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is loved by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Theophilia carries the interpretation “loved by God.” Theophilia is a feminine form of Theophilus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is loved by God.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Theophilia is used as a feminine counterpart of Theophilus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Theophilia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 6 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 6 in 2015. 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.
Theophilia’s family of names
Theophilia is a feminine form of Theophilus. Theophilia has a related form in Theofila. Theophilia has a related form in Theofilia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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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