Theron
Theron is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 12,500 male / 32 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Theron
If you do not know Theron’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Theron,” in English, “Guten Tag Theron,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Theron,
German
Guten Tag Theron,
French
Bonjour Theron,
Spanish
Estimado/a Theron:
Chinese
Theron您好：
Japanese
Theron様
English
Hi Theron,
German
Hi Theron,
French
Salut Theron,
Spanish
Hola Theron,
Chinese
Theron你好：
Japanese
Theronさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name |
United States birth data
12,500 male · 32 female · 12,532 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 99.5% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Theron a male or female name?
Theron is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Theron in an email?
If you do not know Theron’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Theron,” in English, “Guten Tag Theron,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Theron a unisex name?
Theron is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Theron a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/theron. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_theron,
title = {Is Theron a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/theron},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}