Tedi
A feminine diminutive of Theodore, meaning "gift of God."
Name Census estimates that about 369 living Americans carry the first name Tedi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tedi today is around 50 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tedi births was 1958 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tedi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tedi with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
369
~ 1 in 928,874 Americans
Peak year
1958
28 babies that year
Average age
50
years old
2022 SSA rank
#15,124
Tracked since 1942
Census
Tedi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 518 people with the first name Tedi, which placed it at #20,076 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,076
National first-name rank
People counted
518
518 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
81.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tedi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tedi is White at 81.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.6%) and Black (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tedi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tedi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White81.9% · 424
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 29
- Black or African American4.6% · 24
- Two or more races4.1% · 21
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 8
Popularity
Tedi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tedi from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 111 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tedi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tedi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tedis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tedi
The name Tedi has its origins in the ancient Etruscan civilization, which flourished in what is now modern-day Italy between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. The Etruscans were a highly advanced culture known for their art, architecture, and language, which is believed to be unrelated to any other known tongue.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Tedi can be found in an Etruscan funerary inscription dated to around the 6th century BC. It is believed to be a shortened form of the Etruscan name Tediarius, which may have derived from the word "tedu," meaning "to shine" or "to be bright."
The name Tedi gained popularity during the Roman Empire, as the Etruscans were gradually assimilated into Roman culture. One of the most notable historical figures bearing this name was Tedi Numidicus, a Roman general who lived in the 2nd century AD and was renowned for his military victories against the Numidians in North Africa.
In the Middle Ages, the name Tedi was relatively uncommon, but it did appear in some historical records. One such example is Tedi of Amalfi, a merchant and explorer from the Italian city-state of Amalfi who is believed to have traveled to the Far East in the 11th century.
During the Renaissance, the name experienced a resurgence in popularity, particularly in Italy. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Tedi Fiorentino (1474-1548), an Italian sculptor and architect who worked on several notable projects, including the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.
Another notable figure was Tedi Bruschi (1539-1592), an Italian painter and architect from Arezzo, who is best known for his frescoes in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
In more recent centuries, the name Tedi has remained relatively uncommon, but it has been borne by several notable individuals. These include Tedi Schreck (1876-1953), an Austrian actor and film director who is best known for his role in the 1922 classic horror film "Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens," and Tedi Breitman (1932-2011), an American author and journalist who wrote extensively about the Holocaust.
People
Tedi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tedi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tedi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tedi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 369 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tedi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 928,874 US residents.
Is Tedi a common name?
We classify Tedi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 432 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tedi most popular?
The single biggest year for Tedi was 1958, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tedi is about 50 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tedi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 518 people with the name Tedi, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,076 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tedi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tedi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tedi leans strongly female. 417 people counted with this name were female (81.8%), compared with 93 male bearers (18.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tedi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tedi is White at 81.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.6%) and Black (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tedi most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tedi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.9% (424 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tedi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tedi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tedi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tedi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tedi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tedi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Tedi?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.