Fyodor
A masculine Russian name meaning "gift of God."
Name Census estimates that about 96 living Americans carry the first name Fyodor. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fyodor today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fyodor births was 2020 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fyodor. 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 Fyodor with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Fyodor. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
96
~ 1 in 3,570,358 Americans
Peak year
2020
10 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,189
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Fyodor: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fyodor from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 56 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Fyodor remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fyodor 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 Fyodor during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Fyodor
The name Fyodor originates from the Greek language and culture, derived from the Greek word "Theodoros" which means "gift of God." It has been in use since ancient times, with its earliest recorded appearance dating back to the Byzantine Empire in the 4th century AD.
Fyodor was a popular name among the early Eastern Orthodox Christian communities, particularly in regions like present-day Russia, Ukraine, and other Slavic countries. The name was adopted and Slavicized as "Fyodor" from the Greek "Theodoros" when Christianity spread to these areas.
One of the earliest and most famous historical references to the name Fyodor can be found in the Russian Primary Chronicle, a medieval historical text written in the 12th century. The chronicle mentions a prince named Fyodor Svyatoslavich, who ruled the Principality of Novgorod in the late 11th century.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Fyodor. One of the most renowned is Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), the famous Russian novelist and philosopher who wrote literary masterpieces such as "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov."
Another prominent Fyodor was Fyodor Alekseev (1753-1824), a Russian artist and engraver known for his intricate copper engravings and his role in establishing the Russian Academy of Arts.
In the field of science, Fyodor Litke (1797-1882) was a renowned Russian naval officer and explorer who led several expeditions to the Arctic and made significant contributions to cartography and oceanography.
The name Fyodor was also carried by Fyodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), a celebrated Russian opera singer known for his powerful bass voice and his performances in operas by composers like Modest Mussorgsky and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Fyodor Lukyanov (1801-1873) was a Russian architect and civil engineer who designed numerous iconic buildings in St. Petersburg, including the famous Anichkov Palace and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood.
People
Fyodor + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fyodor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fyodor: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fyodor?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 96 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fyodor 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 3,570,358 US residents.
Is Fyodor a common name?
We classify Fyodor as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 97 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fyodor most popular?
The single biggest year for Fyodor was 2020, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fyodor is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Fyodor in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fyodor a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fyodor in the SSA data are male. 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 Fyodor still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fyodor 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 Fyodor 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Fyodor as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Fyodor, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.