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).
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.
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
Spelled Fyodor in Turkish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Fedor
- Fiodor
- Fjodor
Famous people named Fyodor
19 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Fyodor TerentyevCross-country skier (1925-1963)
- Fyodor SimashevCross-country skier (1945-1997)
- Fyodor Petrovich TolstoyCount, Russian artist (1783-1873)
- Fyodor ChesnokovErzyan writer, 1896–1938
- Fyodor KryukovCossack writer (1870-1920)
- Fyodor BraunGerman academic (1862-1942)
- Friedrich Benjamin von LütkeBaltic German admiral (1797–1882)
- Friedrich MartensEstonian legal scholar and diplomat (1845–1909)
- Friedrich SchmidtBaltic German geologist and botanist (1832–1908)
- Feodor RostopchinForeign minister of the Russian Empire and governor of Moscow (1763-1826)
- Teodor ShteingelBaron, Russian diplomat (1870–1946)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von BergBaltic 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.