Is Ted a boy or girl name?
Ted is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 43 boys were named Ted, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 75,386 US babies named Ted were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,932
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ted since 1880
- 75,386
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 1,748 babies
Boys and girls named Ted, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 143 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 247 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 942 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1910s | 3,514 | 37 | 1% |
| 1920s | 6,842 | 85 | 1.2% |
| 1930s | 10,526 | 49 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 13,027 | 25 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 14,719 | 20 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 13,539 | 25 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 5,451 | 12 | 0.2% |
| 1980s | 3,012 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 1,586 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 764 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 610 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 200 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43 | #2,932 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,937 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,260 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,460 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,339 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,598 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 73 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 67 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 81 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 75 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 75 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 74 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 99 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 99 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 112 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 106 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 127 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 135 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 150 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 163 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 179 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 188 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 177 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 249 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 269 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 290 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 282 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 298 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 266 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 288 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 299 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 317 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 339 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 364 | #430 | 6 | #10,271 |
| 1979 | 354 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 361 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 417 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 432 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 455 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 478 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 543 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 665 | #285 | 5 | #9,518 |
| 1971 | 802 | #267 | 7 | #7,308 |
| 1970 | 944 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 1,058 | #222 | 5 | #8,561 |
| 1968 | 1,047 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 953 | #230 | 10 | #4,591 |
| 1966 | 1,074 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,243 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,507 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,578 | #188 | 5 | #7,542 |
| 1962 | 1,702 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,682 | #184 | 5 | #7,431 |
| 1960 | 1,695 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,672 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 1,743 | #173 | 5 | #6,939 |
| 1957 | 1,636 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 1,457 | #192 | 5 | #6,795 |
| 1955 | 1,409 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 1,343 | #191 | 5 | #6,536 |
| 1953 | 1,304 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 1,413 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 1,387 | #180 | 5 | #6,137 |
| 1950 | 1,355 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,379 | #169 | 5 | #5,973 |
| 1948 | 1,476 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,647 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 1,490 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 1,238 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 1,166 | #160 | 8 | #3,655 |
| 1943 | 1,236 | #157 | 7 | #4,160 |
| 1942 | 1,252 | #156 | 5 | #5,298 |
| 1941 | 1,096 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 1,047 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 1,079 | #149 | 6 | #4,201 |
| 1938 | 1,111 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 1,062 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 1,064 | #144 | 7 | #3,671 |
| 1935 | 1,085 | #144 | 6 | #4,155 |
| 1934 | 1,052 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 1,040 | #145 | 9 | #3,092 |
| 1932 | 1,067 | #147 | 9 | #3,251 |
| 1931 | 983 | #155 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1930 | 983 | #156 | 6 | #4,507 |
| 1929 | 853 | #167 | 10 | #3,114 |
| 1928 | 826 | #175 | 12 | #2,750 |
| 1927 | 762 | #190 | 10 | #3,262 |
| 1926 | 764 | #191 | 13 | #2,696 |
| 1925 | 670 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 610 | #219 | 11 | #3,127 |
| 1923 | 592 | #218 | 7 | #4,333 |
| 1922 | 606 | #219 | 5 | #5,698 |
| 1921 | 614 | #214 | 10 | #3,371 |
| 1920 | 545 | #231 | 7 | #4,342 |
| 1919 | 572 | #217 | 10 | #3,198 |
| 1918 | 564 | #220 | 8 | #3,819 |
| 1917 | 498 | #221 | 10 | #3,058 |
| 1916 | 453 | #235 | 9 | #3,226 |
| 1915 | 403 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 309 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 247 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 244 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 97 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 127 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 122 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 113 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 112 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 89 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 115 | #170 | 5 | #2,200 |
| 1904 | 94 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 71 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 87 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 64 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 75 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 34 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 39 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 28 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 30 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 24 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 23 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 15 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 22 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 20 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 25 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 21 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 20 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 13 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 14 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 13 | #521 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ted reached #144 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #2,200 in 1905. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ted
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.