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Ted

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Divine Gift

Pronunciation

ted

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #173, 1,738 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3181, 37 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1926 (rank #2569, 13 births); most recent 1980 (rank #9088, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202537–
202443–
202343–
202241–
202138–
202035–
201955–
201849–
201756–
201656–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #150, 379 births); most recent 2025 (rank #262, 176 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025176
2024212
2023195
2022209
2021273
2020247
2019316
2018333
2017314
2016368

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #733, 24 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
20223
2021–
20204
20196
20184
20179
2016–
20154
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #92, 70 births); most recent 2025 (rank #168, 29 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202529
202461
202342
202255
202170
202043
201939
201836
201714
201630

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #366, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20255
20244
20239
20229
20219
20204
20195
20184
20176
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #158, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #270, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20256
20247
20238
202212
202115
20208
20199
20186
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #186, 13 births); most recent 1981 (rank #305, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence