Ted Name Popularity

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How popular is Ted?

The rare name Ted was the 2,601st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Ted, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #144 was reached for the first time in 1935 and as recently as 1936.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1958 with 1,741 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ted was 7 in 1881.

Ted, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1884-1889, 1893-1900, 1901-1905, 1909-1918, 1923-1926, 1939-1942, 1943-1947, and 1954-1958, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1967, 1968-1974, 1988-1991, 1992-1998, and 1999-2004.

Where is the name Ted popularity headed?

Ted's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Ted has steadily decreased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Ted for their newborn has dropped.

The name Ted is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Ted has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Ted (Girl)		Ted (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	49	2,601
2017		< 5	--	56	2,335
2016		< 5	--	56	2,354
2015		< 5	--	48	2,595
2014		< 5	--	59	2,271
2013		< 5	--	73	1,924
2012		< 5	--	66	2,088
2011		< 5	--	66	2,050
2010		< 5	--	81	1,814
2009		< 5	--	53	2,443
2008		< 5	--	75	1,930
2007		< 5	--	61	2,208
2006		< 5	--	59	2,203
2005		< 5	--	75	1,769
2004		< 5	--	72	1,759
2003		< 5	--	74	1,684
2002		< 5	--	99	1,343
2001		< 5	--	99	1,325
2000		< 5	--	97	1,333
1999		< 5	--	112	1,170
1998		< 5	--	106	1,175
1997		< 5	--	127	1,011
1996		< 5	--	135	959
1995		< 5	--	150	895
1994		< 5	--	163	838
1993		< 5	--	179	793
1992		< 5	--	188	759
1991		< 5	--	176	776
1990		< 5	--	249	644
1989		< 5	--	269	597
1988		< 5	--	291	536
1987		< 5	--	282	545
1986		< 5	--	296	512
1985		< 5	--	266	535
1984		< 5	--	288	499
1983		< 5	--	299	488
1982		< 5	--	317	476
1981		< 5	--	340	449
1980		6	10,266	364	430
1979		< 5	--	354	425
1978		< 5	--	360	409
1977		< 5	--	417	383
1976		< 5	--	431	368
1975		< 5	--	455	363
1974		< 5	--	478	353
1973		< 5	--	543	321
1972		5	9,515	665	285
1971		7	7,308	802	267
1970		< 5	--	944	246
1969		5	8,562	1,056	222
1968		< 5	--	1,049	219
1967		10	4,586	953	230
1966		< 5	--	1,074	213
1965		< 5	--	1,243	201
1964		< 5	--	1,508	185
1963		5	7,542	1,579	188
1962		< 5	--	1,703	180
1961		5	7,432	1,679	184
1960		< 5	--	1,696	184
1959		< 5	--	1,674	181
1958		5	6,937	1,741	173
1957		< 5	--	1,634	185
1956		5	6,791	1,459	191
1955		< 5	--	1,405	189
1954		5	6,530	1,345	191
1953		< 5	--	1,303	190
1952		< 5	--	1,413	182
1951		5	6,135	1,389	180
1950		< 5	--	1,355	170
1949		5	5,972	1,378	169
1948		< 5	--	1,477	163
1947		< 5	--	1,646	157
1946		< 5	--	1,490	158
1945		< 5	--	1,237	155
1944		8	3,655	1,166	160
1943		7	4,159	1,235	157
1942		5	5,300	1,252	156
1941		< 5	--	1,096	156
1940		< 5	--	1,047	159
1939		6	4,200	1,079	149
1938		< 5	--	1,111	147
1937		< 5	--	1,062	147
1936		7	3,670	1,065	144
1935		6	4,154	1,084	144
1934		< 5	--	1,052	146
1933		9	3,093	1,040	145
1932		9	3,250	1,067	147
1931		6	4,290	983	155
1930		6	4,503	983	156
1929		10	3,113	851	167
1928		12	2,749	827	175
1927		10	3,263	762	190
1926		13	2,696	764	191
1925		< 5	--	670	209
1924		11	3,129	610	219
1923		7	4,333	592	218
1922		5	5,698	606	219
1921		10	3,371	614	214
1920		7	4,342	545	231
1919		10	3,199	572	217
1918		8	3,819	564	220
1917		10	3,058	498	221
1916		9	3,226	453	235
1915		< 5	--	403	241
1914		< 5	--	309	243
1913		< 5	--	247	239
1912		< 5	--	244	220
1911		< 5	--	97	264
1910		< 5	--	127	204
1909		< 5	--	122	185
1908		< 5	--	113	188
1907		< 5	--	112	189
1906		< 5	--	89	199
1905		5	2,200	115	170
1904		< 5	--	94	190
1903		< 5	--	71	211
1902		< 5	--	87	192
1901		< 5	--	64	213
1900		< 5	--	75	235
1899		< 5	--	34	305
1898		< 5	--	39	306
1897		< 5	--	28	358
1896		< 5	--	30	356
1895		< 5	--	24	398
1894		< 5	--	23	397
1893		< 5	--	12	607
1892		< 5	--	15	540
1891		< 5	--	22	375
1890		< 5	--	20	414
1889		< 5	--	25	358
1888		< 5	--	21	414
1887		< 5	--	20	376
1886		< 5	--	10	643
1885		< 5	--	10	635
1884		< 5	--	10	652
1883		< 5	--	13	521
1882		< 5	--	14	513
1881		< 5	--	7	775
1880		< 5	--	13	521

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.