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The church, by this time had begun to play with words as found in the OT. All of the OT names have meaning which is significant to unpacking God's intended meaning. Luke knows that he is writing the third edition of "The Life of Christ" not merely a letter for one man. He uses the man's name to address the larger audience. 'Theophilus' means 'God lover'. He wrote the book for all who love God. Matthew intentionally use word-play when explaining 'Yeshua' and it is inconceivable that Luke would not have recognized it in his use of Theophilus.
Luke has learned from the previous books that a bit of intellectual humility is in order in declaring the beginning of the gospel. Mark identified it at the preaching of John the Baptist; Matthew as the calling of Abraham. Though he now understands that the record of Adam to Abraham is also a parable of Christ, he is content to place the genealogy in a logical flow in the life of Christ, rather than at the beginning of his book.
It may seem undignified to paint the NT authors in a friendly competition in teaching the cool things they have been discovering in scripture. But these are some of the same guys who were in a not-so-friendly competition for a seat next to Christ in the kingdom. They are goaded in friendly theological banter not only by the nature of childish word-play, but by the proverb "iron sharpens iron" making it a good thing to encourage one another to dive deeper in scripture and communicate the mystery better.
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