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01 / Meaning & origin
Ted is a masculine given name documented in English, Dutch and Swedish. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Separate records with matching spellings: Ted (English, Swedish)
Shortened form of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus or Edmund.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 37 boys (rank 3181). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Ted
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 13 | 505 | observed |
| 1881 | 7 | 706 | observed |
| 1882 | 14 | 489 | observed |
| 1883 | 13 | 497 | observed |
| 1884 | 10 | 613 | observed |
| 1885 | 10 | 604 | observed |
| 1886 | 10 | 605 | observed |
| 1887 | 20 | 366 | observed |
| 1888 | 21 | 404 | observed |
| 1889 | 25 | 351 | observed |
| 1890 | 20 | 405 | observed |
| 1891 | 22 | 364 | observed |
| 1892 | 15 | 525 | observed |
| 1893 | 12 | 572 | observed |
| 1894 | 23 | 387 | observed |
| 1895 | 24 | 390 | observed |
| 1896 | 30 | 352 | observed |
| 1897 | 28 | 353 | observed |
| 1898 | 39 | 298 | observed |
| 1899 | 34 | 300 | observed |
| 1900 | 75 | 230 | observed |
| 1901 | 64 | 212 | observed |
| 1902 | 87 | 190 | observed |
| 1903 | 71 | 210 | observed |
| 1904 | 94 | 190 | observed |
| 1905 | 115 | 169 | observed |
| 1906 | 89 | 197 | observed |
| 1907 | 112 | 188 | observed |
| 1908 | 113 | 188 | observed |
| 1909 | 122 | 184 | observed |
| 1910 | 127 | 204 | observed |
| 1911 | 97 | 263 | observed |
| 1912 | 244 | 220 | observed |
| 1913 | 247 | 239 | observed |
| 1914 | 309 | 243 | observed |
| 1915 | 403 | 241 | observed |
| 1916 | 453 | 235 | observed |
| 1917 | 498 | 221 | observed |
| 1918 | 564 | 220 | observed |
| 1919 | 572 | 217 | observed |
| 1920 | 545 | 231 | observed |
| 1921 | 614 | 214 | observed |
| 1922 | 606 | 219 | observed |
| 1923 | 592 | 218 | observed |
| 1924 | 610 | 219 | observed |
| 1925 | 670 | 209 | observed |
| 1926 | 764 | 191 | observed |
| 1927 | 762 | 190 | observed |
| 1928 | 826 | 175 | observed |
| 1929 | 853 | 167 | observed |
| 1930 | 983 | 156 | observed |
| 1931 | 983 | 155 | observed |
| 1932 | 1,067 | 147 | observed |
| 1933 | 1,040 | 145 | observed |
| 1934 | 1,052 | 146 | observed |
| 1935 | 1,085 | 144 | observed |
| 1936 | 1,064 | 144 | observed |
| 1937 | 1,062 | 147 | observed |
| 1938 | 1,111 | 147 | observed |
| 1939 | 1,079 | 149 | observed |
| 1940 | 1,047 | 159 | observed |
| 1941 | 1,096 | 156 | observed |
| 1942 | 1,252 | 156 | observed |
| 1943 | 1,236 | 157 | observed |
| 1944 | 1,166 | 160 | observed |
| 1945 | 1,238 | 155 | observed |
| 1946 | 1,490 | 158 | observed |
| 1947 | 1,647 | 157 | observed |
| 1948 | 1,476 | 163 | observed |
| 1949 | 1,379 | 169 | observed |
| 1950 | 1,355 | 170 | observed |
| 1951 | 1,387 | 180 | observed |
| 1952 | 1,412 | 182 | observed |
| 1953 | 1,305 | 190 | observed |
| 1954 | 1,343 | 191 | observed |
| 1955 | 1,409 | 188 | observed |
| 1956 | 1,457 | 191 | observed |
| 1957 | 1,636 | 183 | observed |
| 1958 | 1,743 | 173 | observed |
| 1959 | 1,672 | 181 | observed |
| 1960 | 1,695 | 184 | observed |
| 1961 | 1,683 | 183 | observed |
| 1962 | 1,701 | 180 | observed |
| 1963 | 1,578 | 188 | observed |
| 1964 | 1,507 | 185 | observed |
| 1965 | 1,243 | 201 | observed |
| 1966 | 1,075 | 213 | observed |
| 1967 | 953 | 230 | observed |
| 1968 | 1,047 | 219 | observed |
| 1969 | 1,058 | 222 | observed |
| 1970 | 944 | 246 | observed |
| 1971 | 802 | 267 | observed |
| 1972 | 664 | 285 | observed |
| 1973 | 543 | 321 | observed |
| 1974 | 478 | 353 | observed |
| 1975 | 455 | 363 | observed |
| 1976 | 432 | 368 | observed |
| 1977 | 417 | 383 | observed |
| 1978 | 361 | 408 | observed |
| 1979 | 354 | 424 | observed |
| 1980 | 364 | 429 | observed |
| 1981 | 339 | 449 | observed |
| 1982 | 317 | 474 | observed |
| 1983 | 299 | 487 | observed |
| 1984 | 288 | 496 | observed |
| 1985 | 267 | 531 | observed |
| 1986 | 298 | 511 | observed |
| 1987 | 282 | 543 | observed |
| 1988 | 290 | 535 | observed |
| 1989 | 268 | 598 | observed |
| 1990 | 249 | 642 | observed |
| 1991 | 177 | 771 | observed |
| 1992 | 188 | 757 | observed |
| 1993 | 179 | 790 | observed |
| 1994 | 163 | 835 | observed |
| 1995 | 150 | 893 | observed |
| 1996 | 135 | 955 | observed |
| 1997 | 127 | 1,006 | observed |
| 1998 | 106 | 1,172 | observed |
| 1999 | 112 | 1,161 | observed |
| 2000 | 97 | 1,323 | observed |
| 2001 | 99 | 1,316 | observed |
| 2002 | 99 | 1,332 | observed |
| 2003 | 74 | 1,673 | observed |
| 2004 | 72 | 1,748 | observed |
| 2005 | 75 | 1,752 | observed |
| 2006 | 59 | 2,176 | observed |
| 2007 | 61 | 2,185 | observed |
| 2008 | 75 | 1,916 | observed |
| 2009 | 53 | 2,401 | observed |
| 2010 | 81 | 1,806 | observed |
| 2011 | 66 | 2,035 | observed |
| 2012 | 67 | 2,049 | observed |
| 2013 | 73 | 1,915 | observed |
| 2014 | 59 | 2,256 | observed |
| 2015 | 48 | 2,565 | observed |
| 2016 | 56 | 2,335 | observed |
| 2017 | 56 | 2,319 | observed |
| 2018 | 49 | 2,579 | observed |
| 2019 | 55 | 2,421 | observed |
| 2020 | 35 | 3,202 | observed |
| 2021 | 38 | 3,121 | observed |
| 2022 | 41 | 3,003 | observed |
| 2023 | 43 | 2,895 | observed |
| 2024 | 44 | 2,873 | observed |
| 2025 | 37 | 3,181 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Ted” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Ted— “rich guard”
_Ted_, _m._ _Eng._ Teu. rich guard.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People on Wikidata whose recorded given name is this item (not necessarily their first name), ordered by number of Wikipedia articles. Their names may use a different spelling.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Sweden — grouped top 100 newborn calling names, 1998–2022
Statistics Sweden (SCB) · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
