Recorded 1942–2022 Girls' name Peak 1958 432 births

Tedi — girls' name

432 babies named Tedi in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s1111960s951970s411980s631990s992000s62010s62020s6
1950s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Tedi was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

28 babies were named Tedi in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tedi

The Social Security Administration has registered 432 babies named Tedi between 1942 and 2022, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tedi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tedi performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tedi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Tedi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tedi 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 432 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.

Tedi at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

432

Since 1942

81 years of records

Peak year

1958

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1942

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2022

Tedi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1942

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1958)
28
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
0102030 202219951989198219711965195919531942 5

Tedi by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
111 births that decade — 26% of Tedi's all-time total
1940s51950s1111960s951970s411980s631990s992000s62010s62020s6

Tedi by state

Where Tedi concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tedi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.6%
#2 Michigan
6 1.4%
California share of Tedi's total US births 1.6%
Even split

7 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tedi?
432 babies have been named Tedi since 1942. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1958 with 28 births.
When was Tedi most popular?
Tedi was most popular in the 1950s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Tedi most popular?
The top states for the name Tedi are California (7 births), Michigan (6 births).
How long has the name Tedi been used?
Tedi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 81 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tedi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teddi, Teddy, Teddie, Tedra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1942–2022 (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.