Theo - Posh, Common or somewhere in between?

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I love the name Theo and we're thinking of it for DC1 if it's a boy. I want something classic but fairly unusual... what do you think, mumsnetters?

Lol at the dog called Theo.

I like it, any time I hear it I think of Theo from the Cosby show rather than the footballer.

i have a ten year old Theodore, who gets called Theo most of the time, i dont think its posh but he has never met another Theo the same age as him, there seem to be a few aged 4 and under now, but he was always the only one at nursery etc and is the only one is his primary school. i think its a lovely name

i love it - are there any names other than theodore that it can be short for?

I know a Theodore whose Mum is a shop assistant and a Theo whose Mum is a doctor. Make your own judgement.

It is a lovely name.You could use Theodore and then he has the option of Ted as a nick if he doesnt like Theo.

This is my favourite name. My little Theodore (Theo) is a beautiful example. Not at all biased! The only other Theo we know is in my eldest son's kindergarten class and as he is Greek, it's a family name.

Around here (Inner Sydney) it's an old Greek man's name Not sure where that fits on the posh spectrum and not at all sure that I care!

Its a lovely name - my DS is a Theo and have never met anyone else with same name. We liked it as bit unusual but not too wacky or difficult to spell.
Why does it have to be referred to as posh or common? Its just a lovely name!
Don't think Theo Walcott (altho he's better than the average footballer), think Theo Paphitis!

I'm considering Theo, possibly Theodore, for my DS due in 8 weeks. I worry about whether it is classed as 'common' merely because I'm 22 and already facing enough judgement as a young mum, despite being quite posh myself!

The risk with names that become very popular in a short period of time is that they tend to date more than others. I know 3 Theos under the age of 3.

I have a 6-month-old Theodore. I don't worry about it dating as I really like the long form, which is more traditional IMO and DS2 really suits the name (he is a real smiley boy who is just like a sweet little teddy near!). DH preferred Theo but I wouldn't have gone for that. Never met another Theodore but once we named him, we have since met another (about 16 months old, in DS1's nursery). We had the same criteria as OP - traditional but not very popular (my definition of that is out of top 50 but anywhere in 51-100 is fine!).

DS1 is Aidan and when we chose it, it wasn't massively popular but is definitely climbing up the popularity list. But both my boys suit their names and I wouldn't dream of changing them now, common or not!