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Ted

Boy

Meaning of Ted: English: 'gift of God'

Ted is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 3138th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 232nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3138

37 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#232

212 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

75,424

First recorded 1880 · peak 1958

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 339 babies1982: 317 babies1983: 299 babies1984: 288 babies1985: 267 babies1986: 298 babies1987: 282 babies1988: 290 babies1989: 268 babies1990: 249 babies19901991: 177 babies1992: 188 babies1993: 179 babies1994: 163 babies1995: 150 babies1996: 135 babies1997: 127 babies1998: 106 babies1999: 112 babies2000: 97 babies20002001: 99 babies2002: 99 babies2003: 74 babies2004: 72 babies2005: 75 babies2006: 59 babies2007: 61 babies2008: 75 babies2009: 53 babies2010: 81 babies20102011: 66 babies2012: 67 babies2013: 73 babies2014: 59 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 56 babies2017: 56 babies2018: 49 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 41 babies2023: 43 babies2024: 44 babies2025: 37 babies
US babies named Ted per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 339.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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