How Many People Are Named Ted?
people named Ted are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,659 people in the US has this name
Based on 75,424 babies named Ted in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,748 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of EDWARD or THEODORE. A famous bearer was the American baseball player Ted Williams (1918-2002), who was born as Theodore.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ted (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ted alive today is about 62 years old, and 63% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 54 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ted first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1958, to 1,748 babies. In 2025, 37 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ted has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #144, in 1935 to 1936. In 2025 it ranked #3,228.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,228 |
| Best rank | #144 (1935 to 1936) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #186 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ted alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ted were born in California than in any other state: about 4,309 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ted was given 2.8 times as often in Utah, 2.7 times in Idaho and 2.1 times in Oregon.
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