Recorded 1924–1963 Boys' name Peak 1935 67 births

Tedford — boys' name

67 babies named Tedford in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Tedford was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tedford in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tedford

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Tedford between 1924 and 1963, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tedford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tedford performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tedford shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tedford 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 67 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.

Tedford at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

67

Since 1924

40 years of records

Peak year

1935

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1924

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1963

Tedford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1924

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1935)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Tedford by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
20 births that decade — 30% of Tedford's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tedford?
67 babies have been named Tedford since 1924. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1935 with 8 births.
When was Tedford most popular?
Tedford was most popular in the 1940s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Tedford been used?
Tedford has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 40 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Tedford?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ted, Teddy, Teddie, Tedd, 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, 1924–1963 (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.