How Many People Are Named Theran?
An estimated 242 people in the United States have the first name Theran. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Theran peaked in popularity in 2008 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Theran as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Theran paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
242
About 1 in 1,416,340 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
2008
12 births
Total Registered
261
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Theran
Theran is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 261 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Theran as a male name
Ranked #13,988 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 2008 (12 births)
Theran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Theran span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 76 babies were registered. While Theran is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Theran by Decade
How has Theran tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Theran by State
Theran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Theran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Theran
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Theran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Theran?
We estimate approximately 242 people named Theran are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,416,340 Americans share this first name.
Is Theran a common name?
Theran is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 261 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Theran most popular?
Theran reached peak popularity in 2008, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Theran is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Theran a male name?
Theran is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Theran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Theran Smith, Theran Johnson, Theran Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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