Tudor
Tudor is a surname and given name of Welsh origin, and also a separate name of Romanian origin. The Welsh name comes from the Brythonic Tudur, itself a derivation of Toutorīx which was conflated with Tewdwr or Tewdr. It is related to the name Theodore. While Tudor is also a first name of Romanian origin, also related to Teodor.
- Welsh
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Tudor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tudor is a surname and given name of Welsh origin, and also a separate name of Romanian origin. The Welsh name comes from the Brythonic Tudur, itself a derivation of Toutorīx which was conflated with Tewdwr or Tewdr. It is related to the name Theodore. While Tudor is also a first name of Romanian origin, also related to Teodor.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
- Romanian
The Story of Tudor
The earliest SSA record of Tudor as a baby boy name dates back to 1921, when 6 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Tudor — #8,308 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Tudors. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 74 Tudors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tudor
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tudor. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Tudor
Phonetically similar names — useful when Tudor is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Tutor
- Tooter
- Tedder
- Todor
- Tidder
- Dudar
- Tighter
- Tude
- Tater
- Totter
- Tatter
- Teeter
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Tudor
Tudor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 74 births in the dataset. Tudor's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,308. Use the chart and map above to compare Tudor'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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