Ted
Last seen for girls in 1980 at #9,095 · #3,181 for boys in 2025, 37 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1935 · 1,085 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 75,160since 1880
Ted over time
Rank among boys' names. Ted has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,181 | 37 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,873 | 44 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,895 | 43 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,003 | 41 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,121 | 38 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,202 | 35 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,421 | 55 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,579 | 49 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,319 | 56 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,335 | 56 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,565 | 48 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,256 | 59 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,915 | 73 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,049 | 67 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,035 | 66 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,806 | 81 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,401 | 53 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,916 | 75 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,185 | 61 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,176 | 59 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,752 | 75 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,748 | 72 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,673 | 74 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,332 | 99 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,316 | 99 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,323 | 97 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,161 | 112 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,172 | 106 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,006 | 127 | |
| 1996 | — | #955 | 135 | |
| 1995 | — | #893 | 150 | |
| 1994 | — | #835 | 163 | |
| 1993 | — | #790 | 179 | |
| 1992 | — | #757 | 188 | |
| 1991 | — | #771 | 177 | |
| 1990 | — | #642 | 249 | |
| 1989 | — | #598 | 268 | |
| 1988 | — | #535 | 290 | |
| 1987 | — | #543 | 282 | |
| 1986 | — | #511 | 298 | |
| 1985 | — | #531 | 267 | |
| 1984 | — | #496 | 288 | |
| 1983 | — | #487 | 299 | |
| 1982 | — | #474 | 317 | |
| 1981 | — | #449 | 339 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #429 | 364 |
| 1979 | — | #424 | 354 | |
| 1978 | — | #408 | 361 | |
| 1977 | — | #383 | 417 | |
| 1976 | — | #368 | 432 | |
| 1975 | — | #363 | 455 | |
| 1974 | — | #353 | 478 | |
| 1973 | — | #321 | 543 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #285 | 664 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #267 | 802 |
| 1970 | — | #246 | 944 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #222 | 1,058 |
| 1968 | — | #219 | 1,047 | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #230 | 953 |
| 1966 | — | #213 | 1,075 | |
| 1965 | — | #201 | 1,243 | |
| 1964 | — | #185 | 1,507 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #188 | 1,578 |
| 1962 | — | #180 | 1,701 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #183 | 1,683 |
| 1960 | — | #184 | 1,695 | |
| 1959 | — | #181 | 1,672 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #173 | 1,743 |
| 1957 | — | #183 | 1,636 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #191 | 1,457 |
| 1955 | — | #188 | 1,409 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #191 | 1,343 |
| 1953 | — | #190 | 1,305 | |
| 1952 | — | #182 | 1,412 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #180 | 1,387 |
| 1950 | — | #170 | 1,355 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #169 | 1,379 |
| 1948 | — | #163 | 1,476 | |
| 1947 | — | #157 | 1,647 | |
| 1946 | — | #158 | 1,490 | |
| 1945 | — | #155 | 1,238 | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #160 | 1,166 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #157 | 1,236 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #156 | 1,252 |
| 1941 | — | #156 | 1,096 | |
| 1940 | — | #159 | 1,047 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #149 | 1,079 |
| 1938 | — | #147 | 1,111 | |
| 1937 | — | #147 | 1,062 | |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #144 | 1,064 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #144 | 1,085 |
| 1934 | — | #146 | 1,052 | |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #145 | 1,040 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 | #147 | 1,067 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #155 | 983 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #156 | 983 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #167 | 853 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #175 | 826 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #190 | 762 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #191 | 764 |
| 1925 | — | #209 | 670 | |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #219 | 610 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #218 | 592 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #219 | 606 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #214 | 614 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #231 | 545 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #217 | 572 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #220 | 564 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #221 | 498 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #235 | 453 |
| 1915 | — | #241 | 403 | |
| 1914 | — | #243 | 309 | |
| 1913 | — | #239 | 247 | |
| 1912 | — | #220 | 244 | |
| 1911 | — | #263 | 97 | |
| 1910 | — | #204 | 127 | |
| 1909 | — | #184 | 122 | |
| 1908 | — | #188 | 113 | |
| 1907 | — | #188 | 112 | |
| 1906 | — | #197 | 89 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #169 | 115 |
| 1904 | — | #190 | 94 | |
| 1903 | — | #210 | 71 | |
| 1902 | — | #190 | 87 | |
| 1901 | — | #212 | 64 | |
| 1900 | — | #230 | 75 | |
| 1899 | — | #300 | 34 | |
| 1898 | — | #298 | 39 | |
| 1897 | — | #353 | 28 | |
| 1896 | — | #352 | 30 | |
| 1895 | — | #390 | 24 | |
| 1894 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #525 | 15 | |
| 1891 | — | #364 | 22 | |
| 1890 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1889 | — | #351 | 25 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #366 | 20 | |
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #505 | 13 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ted was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Ted is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#70 · 1 in 334
- Indiana#119 · 1 in 813
- Idaho#126 · 1 in 604
- Colorado#138 · 1 in 815
- Oregon#139 · 1 in 852
Best ever in a state: #26 in Nevada, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #70 | 36 | 1 in 334 |
| Indiana | #119 | 68 | 1 in 813 |
| Idaho | #126 | 12 | 1 in 604 |
| Colorado | #138 | 25 | 1 in 815 |
| Michigan | #139 | 98 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Oregon | #139 | 21 | 1 in 852 |
| Washington | #142 | 37 | 1 in 859 |
| Wisconsin | #144 | 36 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Ohio | #146 | 111 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Nebraska | #151 | 16 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Iowa | #152 | 27 | 1 in 1,137 |
| Montana | #155 | 9 | 1 in 877 |
| Oklahoma | #162 | 26 | 1 in 955 |
| Illinois | #163 | 90 | 1 in 1,248 |
| Kansas | #166 | 24 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Georgia | #168 | 47 | 1 in 1,067 |
| New Jersey | #172 | 31 | 1 in 1,901 |
| Arkansas | #175 | 18 | 1 in 1,130 |
| Hawaii | #176 | 9 | 1 in 819 |
| California | #177 | 138 | 1 in 1,216 |
| North Carolina | #180 | 46 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Pennsylvania | #187 | 56 | 1 in 2,198 |
| Massachusetts | #189 | 16 | 1 in 3,478 |
| South Dakota | #190 | 6 | 1 in 1,370 |
| Louisiana | #192 | 38 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Maine | #192 | 6 | 1 in 1,730 |
| Mississippi | #195 | 23 | 1 in 1,241 |
| Minnesota | #196 | 17 | 1 in 2,352 |
| Tennessee | #197 | 27 | 1 in 1,517 |
| Florida | #198 | 34 | 1 in 1,388 |
| Missouri | #205 | 27 | 1 in 1,783 |
| Alabama | #206 | 29 | 1 in 1,378 |
| South Carolina | #209 | 21 | 1 in 1,465 |
| District of Columbia | #220 | 7 | 1 in 2,138 |
| West Virginia | #229 | 10 | 1 in 2,157 |
| Virginia | #238 | 22 | 1 in 2,019 |
| Kentucky | #240 | 17 | 1 in 2,138 |
| New Mexico | #241 | 8 | 1 in 1,519 |
| Connecticut | #253 | 6 | 1 in 4,120 |
| Arizona | #254 | 8 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Texas | #265 | 72 | 1 in 1,721 |
| New York | #267 | 54 | 1 in 3,264 |
| Maryland | #269 | 9 | 1 in 3,507 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ted
- 308 spots since 2024 (#2,873 → #3,181)
- 21 spots since 2020 (#3,202 → #3,181)
- 616 spots since 2015 (#2,565 → #3,181)
- Biggest jump: 239 spots in 1887 (#605 → #366)
- Biggest drop: 201 spots in 1881 (#505 → #706)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1935 at #144 (1,085 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 39 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1996
- Highest: 1 in 953 boys born in 1933 were named Ted (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 46,164 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #144 in 1935, was only 1 in 960 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.6% of all boys named Ted (14,719) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 143 | #351 (1889) | #514 |
| 1890s | 247 | #298 (1898) | #395 |
| 1900s | 942 | #169 (1905) | #196 |
| 1910s | 3,514 | #204 (1910) | #230 |
| 1920s | 6,842 | #167 (1929) | #203 |
| 1930s | 10,526 | #144 (1935) | #148 |
| 1940s | 13,027 | #155 (1945) | #159 |
| 1950s | 14,719 | #170 (1950) | #183 |
| 1960s | 13,540 | #180 (1962) | #201 |
| 1970s | 5,450 | #246 (1970) | #342 |
| 1980s | 3,012 | #429 (1980) | #505 |
| 1990s | 1,586 | #642 (1990) | #898 |
| 2000s | 764 | #1,316 (2001) | #1,782 |
| 2010s | 610 | #1,806 (2010) | #2,228 |
| 2020s | 238 | #2,873 (2024) | #3,046 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ted in 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 401,541 of them was named Ted, which outranked 13.6% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 939 names at #5,952; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,452 of them was named Ted, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).