Given name
Tedd
“a gift from God”
Tedd is a variant of Ted. In English use, Ted carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tedd is a variant of Ted. In English use, Ted carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tedd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,261
- 1,261 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 53 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,223 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tedd’s family of names
In English usage, Tedd has a diminutive in Teddy. Tedd has a related form in Ted. In English usage, Tedd has a diminutive in Teddie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Tedd
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Tedd, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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85% boys · 15% girls
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“resembling a fox”
>99% boys
Terence
“learned” · “instigator”
>99% boys
Tim
“one who honors God” · “a respected man”
>99% boys
Timmy
“one who honors God”
>99% boys
Ladd
“a servant; a young man”
>99% boys
Tom
“twin”
>99% boys
Brad
“one who has broad shoulders”
>99% boys