Recorded 1923–2015 Boys' name Peak 1963 1,261 births

Tedd — boys' name

1,261 babies named Tedd in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s461940s1531950s2881960s3931970s1961980s1191990s422000s122010s5
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Tedd was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

53 babies were named Tedd in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tedd

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,261 babies named Tedd between 1923 and 2015, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tedd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tedd performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 393 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Tedd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Tedd in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tedd in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,261 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tedd at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,261

Since 1923

93 years of records

Peak year

1963

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1923

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2015

Tedd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1923

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1963)
53
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
0204060 201519891980197119621953194419341923 7

Tedd by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
393 births that decade — 31% of Tedd's all-time total
1920s71930s461940s1531950s2881960s3931970s1961980s1191990s422000s122010s5

Tedd by state

Where Tedd concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tedd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
39 3.1%
#2 Minnesota
25 2.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
24 1.9%
#4 New York
17 1.3%
#5 California
16 1.3%
#6 Michigan
10 0.8%
#7 Illinois
7 0.6%
#8 Washington
5 0.4%
Ohio share of Tedd's total US births 3.1%
Even split

39 of 1,261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tedd?
1,261 babies have been named Tedd since 1923. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1963 with 53 births.
When was Tedd most popular?
Tedd was most popular in the 1960s decade with 393 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Tedd most popular?
The top states for the name Tedd are Ohio (39 births), Minnesota (25 births), Pennsylvania (24 births).
How long has the name Tedd been used?
Tedd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 93 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Tedd?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ted, Teddy, Teddie, Tedrick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.