Fedor
Fyodor, Fedor or Feodor is the Russian-language form of the Greek-language name Theodoros meaning "God's gift" or "god-given". Fedora (Федора) is the feminine form. "Fyodor" and "Fedor" are two English transliterations of the same Russian name. It may also be a surname.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Fedor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fyodor, Fedor or Feodor is the Russian-language form of the Greek-language name Theodoros meaning "God's gift" or "god-given". Fedora (Федора) is the feminine form. "Fyodor" and "Fedor" are two English transliterations of the same Russian name. It may also be a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Fedor
Fedor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 21 births, good for #4,537 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 68% of all recorded Fedors. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 147 Fedors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Fedor
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Fedor. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Fedor
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- Feder
- Fedder
- Fudder
- Feeder
- Fodder
- Fader
- Fetter
- Fodor
- Foudre
- Fider
- Fitter
- Futter
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Fedor
Fedor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 147 births in the dataset. Fedor's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #4,537. Use the chart and map above to compare Fedor's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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