Given name & surname
Tedrick
“a gift from God”
Tedrick is a variant of Ted. In English use, Ted carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tedrick 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 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tedrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 750
- 750 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 582 as a first name in 2020; 1,010 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Tedrick, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cedrick
Cedrick is a variant of Cedric. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is kind and loved; of the spectacular bounty.”
>99% boys
Cedric
Cedric has an unusually traceable literary beginning: Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe.
>99% boys
Erik
“ever the ruler”
>99% boys
Derrick
“the ruler of the tribe”
>99% boys
Terrell
“one who is stubborn” · “a powerful man”
>99% boys
Tevin
“son of Kevin”
>99% boys
Tai
“a very big woman” · “one who is talented and prosperous”
80% boys · 20% girls
Terrance
“learned” · “instigator”
>99% boys