NameTides

Ted

Ted was the #3,181 boys' name in the US in 2025 (37 babies), and #262 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Ted as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ted as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Ted as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,181 (37)#262 (176)#560 (5)#270 (6)#170 (29)#2,269 (8)
2024#2,873 (44)#232 (212)#619 (4)#256 (7)#91 (61)—
2023#2,895 (43)#244 (195)#366 (9)#232 (8)#133 (42)#2,921 (5)
2022#3,003 (41)#233 (209)#363 (9)#177 (12)#112 (55)#2,810 (5)
2021#3,121 (38)#199 (273)#372 (9)#158 (15)#90 (70)#2,061 (8)
2020#3,202 (35)#203 (247)#599 (4)#231 (8)#139 (43)#2,746 (5)
2019#2,421 (55)#172 (316)#516 (5)#226 (9)#148 (39)#2,440 (6)
2018#2,579 (49)#167 (333)#595 (4)#283 (6)#163 (36)#1,983 (8)
2017#2,319 (56)#179 (314)#490 (6)#363 (4)#305 (14)#1,720 (10)
2016#2,335 (56)#160 (368)#707 (3)—#190 (30)#2,182 (7)
2015#2,565 (48)#150 (379)#588 (4)#314 (5)#210 (26)—
2014#2,256 (59)#155 (366)#587 (4)#213 (10)#246 (22)#2,371 (6)
2013#1,915 (73)#179 (314)#687 (3)#244 (7)#219 (26)—
2012#2,049 (67)#226 (227)—#311 (5)#336 (12)#1,552 (11)
2011#2,035 (66)#237 (201)#648 (3)—#263 (19)#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1933 at #145.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 820common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ted is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 41,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 48,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ted by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ted (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TedCanadaBoys#2,2698
TedEngland & WalesBoys#262176
TedIrelandBoys#17029
TedNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
TedScotlandBoys#5605
TedUSGirls—too few
TedUSBoys#3,18137