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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Ted has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Nevada#193 · 1 in 1,201
- Wisconsin#229 · 1 in 2,492
- Iowa#246 · 1 in 2,527
- Oklahoma#338 · 1 in 2,963
- Minnesota#348 · 1 in 5,109
Best ever in a state: #26 in Nevada, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #193 | 6 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Wisconsin | #229 | 13 | 1 in 2,492 |
| Iowa | #246 | 7 | 1 in 2,527 |
| Oklahoma | #338 | 7 | 1 in 2,963 |
| Minnesota | #348 | 6 | 1 in 5,109 |
| Missouri | #361 | 9 | 1 in 4,057 |
| Oregon | #362 | 5 | 1 in 3,671 |
| Maryland | #384 | 7 | 1 in 4,380 |
| Indiana | #394 | 8 | 1 in 4,849 |
| Arizona | #396 | 8 | 1 in 3,681 |
| Michigan | #406 | 13 | 1 in 4,974 |
| Massachusetts | #419 | 6 | 1 in 6,912 |
| Colorado | #433 | 5 | 1 in 4,828 |
| Ohio | #433 | 12 | 1 in 6,410 |
| Illinois | #460 | 18 | 1 in 4,636 |
| South Carolina | #460 | 5 | 1 in 4,495 |
| Louisiana | #467 | 8 | 1 in 3,948 |
| Georgia | #540 | 8 | 1 in 5,837 |
| Texas | #552 | 25 | 1 in 5,764 |
| Virginia | #565 | 5 | 1 in 8,026 |
| Florida | #582 | 12 | 1 in 7,039 |
| California | #585 | 34 | 1 in 7,419 |
| North Carolina | #633 | 5 | 1 in 8,703 |
| New Jersey | #648 | 5 | 1 in 10,290 |
| New York | #695 | 13 | 1 in 9,976 |
| Pennsylvania | #733 | 5 | 1 in 15,824 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
55 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1935 at #144 (1,085 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 39 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 117 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1996
Share of babies · boys
1 in 953
- 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
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 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 1988
boys
#535
290 births · 1 in 6,601 boys
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 6,601 of them was named Ted, which outranked 93.7% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).