Boys' name · peaked in 1933
Ted name popularity since 1925
67,529 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ted. Half of them were born in 1954 or earlier, so the typical Ted is about 72 years old in 2026. Ted peaked in 1933 as the #145 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 67,529
- Named Ted, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1933
- #145 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,229 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 182 girls · 67,347 boys
- Most popular in
- Montana
- 2.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Ted made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ted births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1958. Measured as a share of all babies, Ted peaked in 1933.
- Fastest rise: Between 1927 and 1932, Ted became 1.5× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1969 and 1974, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 1,690 to 1 in 3,290.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ted's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ted.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ted in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 45 | 3,875 | – |
| 1930s | 49 | 10,526 | #144 |
| 1940s | 25 | 13,027 | #155 |
| 1950s | 20 | 14,719 | #188 |
| 1960s | 25 | 13,540 | #201 |
| 1970s | 12 | 5,450 | #364 |
| 1980s | 6 | 3,012 | #532 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,586 | #895 |
| 2000s | 0 | 764 | #1,769 |
| 2010s | 0 | 610 | #2,598 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 238 | #3,229 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.8% of babies named Ted from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Ted is most popular
The index compares Ted's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ted.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 2.47× | 467 |
| Idaho | 2.39× | 615 |
| Utah | 1.89× | 1,044 |
| Iowa | 1.87× | 1,539 |
| Oregon | 1.82× | 1,106 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ted and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ted (this page) | 67,347 | 1933 |
| Tedd | 1,254 | 1963 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ted's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ted.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ted (1933).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data