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Thelonious

100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Thelonious has been given to about 467 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 448
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Thelonious per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 23
  • Born in 202512
  • All time467

How popular is Thelonious?

Its best year was 2017, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 4448th. The typical living American called Thelonious is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Thelonious

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lucious0.56
  2. Aloysius0.49
  3. Theodore0.47
  4. Julius0.46
  5. Titus0.46
  6. Lucius0.46
  7. Junius0.46
  8. Linus0.46

Middle names for Thelonious

Ranked by flow score
  1. Thelonious Paul0.79
  2. Thelonious John0.79
  3. Thelonious Lee0.79
  4. Thelonious Dean0.78
  5. Thelonious Blake0.78
  6. Thelonious Bryce0.78

Sibling names for Thelonious

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.84
  2. Kyrenbrother · 0.84
  3. Yousefbrother · 0.84
  4. Keziahsister · 0.84
  5. Ayaneither · 0.83
  6. Elinasister · 0.83

Where Thelonious is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Thelonious White0.74
    2. Thelonious Reyes0.74
    3. Thelonious Moore0.74
    4. Thelonious Lee0.74
    5. Thelonious Hill0.74
    6. Thelonious Hall0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Thelonious

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.