Alfred vs Ted
Alfred and Tedcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Alfred was ranked #26 and Ted #476 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Alfred was ranked #81 and Ted #232 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Alfred was ranked #286 and Ted #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Alfred was ranked #272 and Ted #232 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Alfred was ranked #278 and Ted #619 among boys in Scotland.
Alfred and Ted over time
Alfred and Ted appear together in 4 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ted reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Alfred in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alfred and Ted changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1958 and 2025, ending at #26 and #476.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Alfred #271 in 2020, Ted #90 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alfred held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ted in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Ted #150 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfred #81, Ted #232.
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1958–2025
Alfred held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Ted in 5.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #18 in 2023, Ted #347 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #26, Ted #476.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
Alfred held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ted in 19.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #271 in 2020, Ted #90 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #286, Ted #170.
Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2013–2023
Alfred held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ted in 7.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #272 in 2023, Ted #158 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alfred #272, Ted #232.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alfred | Ted |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #26 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #170 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfred has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ted.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alfred
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ted
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #484 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #476 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys