Ted

Given to 75,424 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#3181
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
37
boys 37
Peak year
1933
1,040 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
75,424
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ted was most popular in 1933, when 1,040 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 37 babies were named Ted, ranking #3181 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1933 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ted was most popular in 1933, when 1,040 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 37 babies were named Ted, ranking #3181 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.51880192019602000Peak 1933

Ted was most popular in 1933, when 1,040 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 37 babies were named Ted, ranking #3181 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 37 3181
2024 <5 — 44 2873
2023 <5 — 43 2895
2022 <5 — 41 3003
2021 <5 — 38 3121
2020 <5 — 35 3202
2019 <5 — 55 2421
2018 <5 — 49 2579
2017 <5 — 56 2319
2016 <5 — 56 2335
2015 <5 — 48 2565
2014 <5 — 59 2256
2013 <5 — 73 1915
2012 <5 — 67 2049
2011 <5 — 66 2035
2010 <5 — 81 1806
2009 <5 — 53 2401
2008 <5 — 75 1916
2007 <5 — 61 2185
2006 <5 — 59 2176
2005 <5 — 75 1752
2004 <5 — 72 1748
2003 <5 — 74 1673
2002 <5 — 99 1332
2001 <5 — 99 1316
2000 <5 — 97 1323
1999 <5 — 112 1161
1998 <5 — 106 1172
1997 <5 — 127 1006
1996 <5 — 135 955
1995 <5 — 150 893
1994 <5 — 163 835
1993 <5 — 179 790
1992 <5 — 188 757
1991 <5 — 177 771
1990 <5 — 249 642
1989 <5 — 268 598
1988 <5 — 290 535
1987 <5 — 282 543
1986 <5 — 298 511
1985 <5 — 267 531
1984 <5 — 288 496
1983 <5 — 299 487
1982 <5 — 317 474
1981 <5 — 339 449
1980 6 9095 364 429
1979 <5 — 354 424
1978 <5 — 361 408
1977 <5 — 417 383
1976 <5 — 432 368
1975 <5 — 455 363
1974 <5 — 478 353
1973 <5 — 543 321
1972 5 8292 664 285
1971 7 6619 802 267
1970 <5 — 944 246
1969 5 7471 1,058 222
1968 <5 — 1,047 219
1967 10 4300 953 230
1966 <5 — 1,075 213
1965 <5 — 1,243 201
1964 <5 — 1,507 185
1963 5 6592 1,578 188
1962 <5 — 1,701 180
1961 5 6567 1,683 183
1960 <5 — 1,695 184
1959 <5 — 1,672 181
1958 5 6103 1,743 173
1957 <5 — 1,636 183
1956 5 5952 1,457 191
1955 <5 — 1,409 188
1954 5 5753 1,343 191
1953 <5 — 1,305 190
1952 <5 — 1,412 182
1951 5 5414 1,387 180
1950 <5 — 1,355 170
1949 5 5244 1,379 169
1948 <5 — 1,476 163
1947 <5 — 1,647 157
1946 <5 — 1,490 158
1945 <5 — 1,238 155
1944 8 3378 1,166 160
1943 7 3801 1,236 157
1942 5 4622 1,252 156
1941 <5 — 1,096 156
1940 <5 — 1,047 159
1939 6 3782 1,079 149
1938 <5 — 1,111 147
1937 <5 — 1,062 147
1936 7 3376 1,064 144
1935 6 3742 1,085 144
1934 <5 — 1,052 146
1933 9 2868 1,040 145
1932 9 3047 1,067 147
1931 6 3848 983 155
1930 6 4047 983 156
1929 10 2921 853 167
1928 12 2623 826 175
1927 10 3053 762 190
1926 13 2569 764 191
1925 <5 — 670 209
1924 11 2973 610 219
1923 7 3971 592 218
1922 5 5009 606 219
1921 10 3164 614 214
1920 7 3957 545 231
1919 10 3005 572 217
1918 8 3512 564 220
1917 10 2879 498 221
1916 9 3031 453 235
1915 <5 — 403 241
1914 <5 — 309 243
1913 <5 — 247 239
1912 <5 — 244 220
1911 <5 — 97 263
1910 <5 — 127 204
1909 <5 — 122 184
1908 <5 — 113 188
1907 <5 — 112 188
1906 <5 — 89 197
1905 5 1931 115 169
1904 <5 — 94 190
1903 <5 — 71 210
1902 <5 — 87 190
1901 <5 — 64 212
1900 <5 — 75 230
1899 <5 — 34 300
1898 <5 — 39 298
1897 <5 — 28 353
1896 <5 — 30 352
1895 <5 — 24 390
1894 <5 — 23 387
1893 <5 — 12 572
1892 <5 — 15 525
1891 <5 — 22 364
1890 <5 — 20 405
1889 <5 — 25 351
1888 <5 — 21 404
1887 <5 — 20 366
1886 <5 — 10 605
1885 <5 — 10 604
1884 <5 — 10 613
1883 <5 — 13 497
1882 <5 — 14 489
1881 <5 — 7 706
1880 <5 — 13 505

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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years