Ted is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1958 and has since faded.
Ted is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,229 for boy births in the United States (and #6,943 across all names), given to 37 babies. Ted first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1958 (1,743 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,229 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,906 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,943 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | — | #3,048 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,172 |
| 2020 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,261 |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,461 |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,613 |
| 2017 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,340 |
| 2016 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,598 |
| 2014 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,272 |
| 2013 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,930 |
| 2012 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,064 |
| 2011 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,052 |
| 2010 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,814 |
| 2009 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,208 |
| 2006 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,204 |
| 2005 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,769 |
| 2004 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,760 |
| 2003 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,684 |
| 2002 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,343 |
| 2001 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,333 |
| 1999 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,171 |
| 1998 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,175 |
| 1997 | 127 | — | — | #1,011 |
| 1996 | 135 | — | — | #959 |
| 1995 | 150 | — | — | #895 |
| 1994 | 163 | — | — | #838 |
| 1993 | 179 | — | — | #793 |
| 1992 | 188 | — | — | #760 |
| 1991 | 177 | — | — | #773 |
| 1990 | 249 | — | — | #644 |
| 1989 | 268 | — | — | #599 |
| 1988 | 290 | — | — | #537 |
| 1987 | 282 | — | — | #544 |
| 1986 | 298 | — | — | #511 |
| 1985 | 267 | — | — | #532 |
| 1984 | 288 | — | — | #499 |
| 1983 | 299 | — | — | #488 |
| 1982 | 317 | — | — | #476 |
| 1981 | 339 | — | — | #449 |
| 1980 | 370 | — | #10,269 | #430 |
| 1979 | 354 | — | — | #425 |
| 1978 | 361 | — | — | #409 |
| 1977 | 417 | — | — | #383 |
| 1976 | 432 | — | — | #368 |
| 1975 | 455 | — | — | #364 |
| 1974 | 478 | — | — | #353 |
| 1973 | 543 | — | — | #321 |
| 1972 | 669 | — | #9,519 | #285 |
| 1971 | 809 | — | #7,307 | #267 |
| 1970 | 944 | — | — | #246 |
| 1969 | 1,063 | — | #8,561 | #222 |
| 1968 | 1,047 | — | — | #219 |
| 1967 | 963 | — | #4,590 | #230 |
| 1966 | 1,075 | — | — | #213 |
| 1965 | 1,243 | — | — | #201 |
| 1964 | 1,507 | — | — | #185 |
| 1963 | 1,583 | — | #7,542 | #188 |
| 1962 | 1,701 | — | — | #180 |
| 1961 | 1,688 | — | #7,430 | #183 |
| 1960 | 1,695 | — | — | #184 |
| 1959 | 1,672 | — | — | #181 |
| 1958 | 1,748 | — | #6,938 | #173 |
| 1957 | 1,636 | — | — | #184 |
| 1956 | 1,462 | — | #6,795 | #192 |
| 1955 | 1,409 | — | — | #188 |
| 1954 | 1,348 | — | #6,537 | #191 |
| 1953 | 1,305 | — | — | #190 |
| 1952 | 1,412 | — | — | #182 |
| 1951 | 1,392 | — | #6,137 | #180 |
| 1950 | 1,355 | — | — | #170 |
| 1949 | 1,384 | — | #5,972 | #169 |
| 1948 | 1,476 | — | — | #163 |
| 1947 | 1,647 | — | — | #157 |
| 1946 | 1,490 | — | — | #158 |
| 1945 | 1,238 | — | — | #155 |
| 1944 | 1,174 | — | #3,655 | #160 |
| 1943 | 1,243 | — | #4,160 | #157 |
| 1942 | 1,257 | — | #5,299 | #156 |
| 1941 | 1,096 | — | — | #156 |
| 1940 | 1,047 | — | — | #159 |
| 1939 | 1,085 | — | #4,201 | #149 |
| 1938 | 1,111 | — | — | #147 |
| 1937 | 1,062 | — | — | #147 |
| 1936 | 1,071 | — | #3,671 | #144 |
| 1935 | 1,091 | — | #4,155 | #144 |
| 1934 | 1,052 | — | — | #146 |
| 1933 | 1,049 | — | #3,092 | #145 |
| 1932 | 1,076 | — | #3,251 | #147 |
| 1931 | 989 | — | #4,289 | #155 |
| 1930 | 989 | — | #4,506 | #156 |
| 1929 | 863 | — | #3,114 | #167 |
| 1928 | 838 | — | #2,750 | #175 |
| 1927 | 772 | — | #3,261 | #190 |
| 1926 | 777 | — | #2,696 | #191 |
| 1925 | 670 | — | — | #209 |
| 1924 | 621 | — | #3,127 | #219 |
| 1923 | 599 | — | #4,333 | #218 |
| 1922 | 611 | — | #5,698 | #219 |
| 1921 | 624 | — | #3,371 | #214 |
| 1920 | 552 | — | #4,342 | #231 |
| 1919 | 582 | — | #3,198 | #217 |
| 1918 | 572 | — | #3,819 | #220 |
| 1917 | 508 | — | #3,058 | #221 |
| 1916 | 462 | — | #3,226 | #235 |
| 1915 | 403 | — | — | #241 |
| 1914 | 309 | — | — | #243 |
| 1913 | 247 | — | — | #239 |
| 1912 | 244 | — | — | #220 |
| 1911 | 97 | — | — | #264 |
| 1910 | 127 | — | — | #204 |
| 1909 | 122 | — | — | #184 |
| 1908 | 113 | — | — | #188 |
| 1907 | 112 | — | — | #189 |
| 1906 | 89 | — | — | #199 |
| 1905 | 120 | — | #2,200 | #170 |
| 1904 | 94 | — | — | #190 |
| 1903 | 71 | — | — | #211 |
| 1902 | 87 | — | — | #192 |
| 1901 | 64 | — | — | #213 |
| 1900 | 75 | — | — | #234 |
| 1899 | 34 | — | — | #305 |
| 1898 | 39 | — | — | #306 |
| 1897 | 28 | — | — | #358 |
| 1896 | 30 | — | — | #356 |
| 1895 | 24 | — | — | #398 |
| 1894 | 23 | — | — | #397 |
| 1893 | 12 | — | — | #607 |
| 1892 | 15 | — | — | #540 |
| 1891 | 22 | — | — | #375 |
| 1890 | 20 | — | — | #414 |
| 1889 | 25 | — | — | #358 |
| 1888 | 21 | — | — | #414 |
| 1887 | 20 | — | — | #376 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | — | #643 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | — | #635 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | — | #652 |
| 1883 | 13 | — | — | #521 |
| 1882 | 14 | — | — | #513 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #774 |
| 1880 | 13 | — | — | #521 |