Boys' name · since 1961
Tedman
Tedman has 25 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tedman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Tedman recorded 25 times among boys since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1988.
- #27,383 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tedman ranks #27,383 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tedman's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tedman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tedman's full recorded timeline at 1977, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tedman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1988
- Peak year (1961)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Tedman by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (14 births, 56% of the file).
1960s was Tedman's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Tedman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 14 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Tedman's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tedman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tedman draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.