Tedric
Of Scandinavian origin, a variant of the name Theodore, meaning "divine gift".
Name Census estimates that about 237 living Americans carry the first name Tedric. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tedric today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tedric births was 1991 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tedric. 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.
People living today
237
~ 1 in 1,446,221 Americans
Peak year
1991
15 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2020 SSA rank
#13,828
Tracked since 1968
Census
Tedric in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 278 people with the first name Tedric, which placed it at #31,017 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
#31,017
National first-name rank
People counted
278
278 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
76.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tedric
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tedric is Black at 76.3%. The next largest groups are White (15.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.2%). 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 Tedric 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 Tedric at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American76.3% · 212
- White15.1% · 42
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 7
- Two or more races2.5% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Tedric: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tedric from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 71 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tedric 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 Tedric 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 Tedric
The name Tedric is of Old English origin, derived from the Germanic elements "þēod" meaning "people" and "rīc" meaning "ruler" or "powerful". Its origins can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon period, between the 5th and 11th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tedric appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, a manuscript record of a great survey commissioned by William the Conqueror. This suggests that the name was in use among the English nobility and landowners during the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Tedric was predominantly found in various historical records and chronicles documenting the lives of notable figures from England and other parts of the British Isles. One such individual was Tedric the Scribe, a renowned calligrapher and illuminator who lived in the late 12th century and was responsible for creating several exquisite manuscripts.
During the Renaissance period, the name Tedric gained some popularity among the English gentry and upper classes. A notable bearer of the name from this era was Tedric Fortescue (1516-1589), an influential English jurist and author who served as a judge and wrote extensively on legal matters.
In the 17th century, Tedric Blount (1601-1655) was a prominent English Catholic nobleman and writer who played a significant role in the English Civil War, initially supporting King Charles I but later defecting to the Parliamentarian side.
Another historical figure named Tedric was Tedric Wilkinson (1761-1838), an English clergyman and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of botany and geology in the early 19th century.
As the name Tedric has its roots in Old English, it has been primarily associated with England and the British Isles throughout its history. However, variations and cognates of the name can be found in other Germanic languages, such as the Dutch name Diederik and the German name Dietrich.
People
Tedric + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tedric 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
Tedric: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tedric?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 237 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tedric 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 1,446,221 US residents.
Is Tedric a common name?
We classify Tedric as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 247 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tedric most popular?
The single biggest year for Tedric was 1991, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tedric is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tedric in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 278 people with the name Tedric, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,017 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 Tedric 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 Tedric?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tedric leans strongly male. 273 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 4 female bearers (1.4%). 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 Tedric?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tedric is Black at 76.3%. The next largest groups are White (15.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.2%). 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 Tedric most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tedric in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.3% (212 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 Tedric in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tedric a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tedric 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 Tedric still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tedric 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 Tedric 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 Tedric?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Tedric at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.