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The first name Fyodor

A boy’s name.

2 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

Transliteration of Russian Фёдор (Fjódor).

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Fyodor last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2010, with 3 births (#4,678).

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9
babies named Fyodor, 1996–2025
#4,789
rank in 2022
2010
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Fyodor with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Fyodor at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 6 boys born in the United States were named Fyodor, the 11,115th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 10 were.

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103
babies named Fyodor since 1880
#11,115
rank in 2025
2020
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Fyodor in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

Фьо́дор
Fjódor
Bulgarian
Fjodor
Dutch
Fiodor
French
Fjodor
German
Fjodor
Hungarian
Fëdor
Italian
Fiódor
Portuguese
Фёдор
Fjódor
Russian
Федір
Fedir
Ukrainian

Spelled Fyodor in Turkish too.

Nicknames and spellings

Other spellings and forms

Famous people named Fyodor

19 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Fyodor Terentyev
    Cross-country skier (1925-1963)
  • Fyodor Simashev
    Cross-country skier (1945-1997)
  • Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy
    Count, Russian artist (1783-1873)
  • Fyodor Chesnokov
    Erzyan writer, 1896–1938
  • Fyodor Kryukov
    Cossack writer (1870-1920)
  • Fyodor Braun
    German academic (1862-1942)
  • Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke
    Baltic German admiral (1797–1882)
  • Friedrich Martens
    Estonian legal scholar and diplomat (1845–1909)
  • Friedrich Schmidt
    Baltic German geologist and botanist (1832–1908)
  • Feodor Rostopchin
    Foreign minister of the Russian Empire and governor of Moscow (1763-1826)
  • Teodor Shteingel
    Baron, Russian diplomat (1870–1946)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg
    Baltic German aristocrat and Russian statesman (1794-1874)

Questions

What does the name Fyodor mean?
Transliteration of Russian Фёдор (Fjódor).
How popular is the name Fyodor?
In 2022, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Fyodor, ranking 4,789th. Its peak was 2010, with 3 births.
Is Fyodor a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 103 US babies named Fyodor since 1880 were boys.
When was Fyodor most popular?
2020 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Fyodor, its highest rank at 7,702nd.
What are other spellings of Fyodor?
Fedor, Fiodor and Fjodor.