Ted

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Anglo-Norman	Boy	Divine gift.
Old English	Boy	Divine gift.

Fun Facts about the name Ted

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Scrabble Score

4 points

Dictionary Definition

v. t. defined as: "To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used in the past participle."

Similar & Rhyming Names

HildredMildredSeyedThaoKhaled

Popularity of Ted

Popularity Analysis

The name Ted first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1935 when it reached rank #144. As of 1996, it ranked #957.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1996	957	Male	0.0067%
1995	893	Male	0.0075%
1994	836	Male	0.0080%
1993	790	Male	0.0087%
1992	759	Male	0.0090%
1991	776	Male	0.0083%
1990	642	Male	0.0116%
1989	595	Male	0.0128%
1988	535	Male	0.0146%
1987	542	Male	0.0145%
1986	512	Male	0.0154%
1985	535	Male	0.0138%
1984	501	Male	0.0153%
1983	487	Male	0.0161%
1982	475	Male	0.0168%
1981	449	Male	0.0182%
1980	431	Male	0.0196%
1979	425	Male	0.0197%
1978	410	Male	0.0210%
1977	383	Male	0.0245%
1976	368	Male	0.0265%
1975	365	Male	0.0280%
1974	352	Male	0.0294%
1973	321	Male	0.0338%
1972	284	Male	0.0400%
1971	267	Male	0.0441%
1970	247	Male	0.0495%
1969	222	Male	0.0577%
1968	219	Male	0.0592%
1967	230	Male	0.0534%
1966	213	Male	0.0590%
1965	201	Male	0.0657%
1964	185	Male	0.0744%
1963	188	Male	0.0763%
1962	179	Male	0.0811%
1961	184	Male	0.0779%
1960	184	Male	0.0782%
1959	181	Male	0.0773%
1958	173	Male	0.0808%
1957	185	Male	0.0747%
1956	191	Male	0.0680%
1955	188	Male	0.0673%
1954	191	Male	0.0648%
1953	190	Male	0.0653%
1952	182	Male	0.0717%
1951	180	Male	0.0726%
1950	170	Male	0.0746%
1949	169	Male	0.0763%
1948	164	Male	0.0826%
1947	157	Male	0.0886%
1946	157	Male	0.0905%
1945	155	Male	0.0900%
1944	160	Male	0.0839%
1943	157	Male	0.0850%
1942	156	Male	0.0889%
1941	156	Male	0.0872%
1940	160	Male	0.0883%
1939	149	Male	0.0953%
1938	147	Male	0.0977%
1937	147	Male	0.0969%
1936	144	Male	0.0999%
1935	144	Male	0.1015%
1934	146	Male	0.0991%
1933	145	Male	0.1022%
1932	147	Male	0.0995%
1931	155	Male	0.0920%
1930	156	Male	0.0867%
1929	168	Male	0.0762%
1928	175	Male	0.0728%
1927	191	Male	0.0655%
1926	188	Male	0.0671%
1925	210	Male	0.0579%
1924	219	Male	0.0524%
1923	218	Male	0.0524%
1922	220	Male	0.0538%
1921	214	Male	0.0541%
1920	231	Male	0.0495%
1919	217	Male	0.0562%
1918	220	Male	0.0538%
1917	221	Male	0.0518%
1916	235	Male	0.0492%
1915	241	Male	0.0457%
1914	243	Male	0.0452%
1913	239	Male	0.0461%
1912	220	Male	0.0541%
1911	264	Male	0.0402%
1910	204	Male	0.0609%
1909	185	Male	0.0690%
1908	188	Male	0.0679%
1907	189	Male	0.0706%
1906	199	Male	0.0618%
1905	170	Male	0.0803%
1904	190	Male	0.0679%
1903	211	Male	0.0549%
1902	192	Male	0.0655%
1901	213	Male	0.0554%
1900	236	Male	0.0462%
1899	305	Male	0.0295%
1898	306	Male	0.0295%
1897	358	Male	0.0230%
1896	356	Male	0.0232%
1895	398	Male	0.0189%
1894	397	Male	0.0184%
1893	607	Male	0.0099%
1892	539	Male	0.0114%
1891	375	Male	0.0201%
1890	414	Male	0.0167%
1889	358	Male	0.0210%
1888	414	Male	0.0162%
1887	376	Male	0.0183%
1886	643	Male	0.0084%
1885	635	Male	0.0086%
1884	652	Male	0.0081%
1883	521	Male	0.0116%
1882	513	Male	0.0115%
1881	775	Male	0.0065%
1880	521	Male	0.0110%

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