| Theodoros | Ladon | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Gift of God | dragon (mythological) |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | theh-oh-DOH-ros | LAY-don |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2024 (29) | 2012 (29) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Theodoros | Ladon |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 133 | 58 |
| 2010s | 127 | 158 |
| 2000s | 58 | 132 |
| 1990s | 55 | 142 |
| 1980s | 97 | 151 |
| 1970s | 74 | 206 |
| 1960s | 13 | 162 |
| 1950s | 0 | 112 |
| 1940s | 0 | 79 |
| 1930s | 0 | 60 |
Greek Theodoros (Theodore), from 'theos' ('god') and 'doron' ('gift'), i.e. 'gift of God'. The feminine form is Theodora.
Greek Ladon, the serpent-dragon coiled around the tree of the golden apples of the Hesperides. Flag: a mythological dragon's NAME, not a literal 'dragon' word; its etymology is uncertain (one guess links it to a root 'to flow strongly', and Ladon is also the name of a river-god), so it is included as the name of a dragon.
Theodoros and Ladon are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Theodoros means Gift of God (greek origin), while Ladon means dragon (mythological) (greek origin).
In US records, Theodoros first appears in 0 and Ladon in 0, so Theodoros has the longer recorded history.