At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #10,695 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 6 (<0.01% of boys)
- Trend
- Slipping #7,502 in 2020 to #10,695 in 2025
- Peak
- #7,502 in 2020
- First recorded
- 2003
Meaning of Fyodor
Fyodor dances off the tongue with a crisp FYOH-dor flourish, a name that sprang from the ancient Greek Theodoros—‘gift of God’—before blossoming in Slavic hearts. It conjures frosty Russian bookstores where Dostoevsky penned soul-searching epics by candlelight. Yet just as effortlessly, it slips into an Indian courtyard, echoing through drizzling monsoon rains as a little boy chases fireflies like tiny lanterns. Playfully regal and definitely not to be mistaken for floor-odor, Fyodor sparkles like temple bells at dawn, a rare gem among American newborns and a promise of literary charm and spirited adventure for the child who wears it.
How to pronounce Fyodor
Russian
- Pronounced FYOH-dor /fʲɵd̪ˈor/
Popularity of Fyodor in the U.S.
Fyodor was the #10,695 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 6 babies. It peaked at #7,502 in 2020. It first appears in the records in 2003.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 2003–2025 15 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 10,695 | ▼ 801 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9,894 | ▲ 2,345 |
| 2023 | 5 | 12,239 | ▼ 1,376 |
| 2022 | 6 | 10,863 | ▼ 64 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10,799 | ▼ 3,297 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,502 | ▲ 1,387 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8,889 | back (not recorded in 2018) |
| 2017 | 6 | 10,775 | ▼ 2,629 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8,146 | ▲ 3,940 |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,086 | ▼ 1,369 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10,717 | ▼ 1,062 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | back (not recorded in 2012) |
| 2011 | 6 | 10,808 | ▼ 2,669 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8,139 | back (not recorded in 2004–2009) |
| 2003 | 7 | 8,643 | new |
Notable people named Fyodor
- Fyodor Dostoevsky was a celebrated Russian novelist best known for Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
- Fyodor Tolstoy was a Russian nobleman known for gambling, dueling, and inspiring characters in famous literary works.
- Fyodor Yurchikhin is a former Russian cosmonaut who flew five space missions and commanded the International Space Station.
- Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev was a Russian poet and diplomat.
- Fyodor Bondarchuk is a Russian director, actor, producer and TV host who founded Art Pictures Studio.
More people named Fyodor 10 more
- Fyodor Osipovich Schechtel was a Russian architect, artist and stage designer who helped define Russian Art Nouveau and late Russian Revival architecture.
- Fyodor Smolov is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
- Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich is a Russian-Brazilian artist, curator and theater director.
- Fyodor Konyukhov is a Russian survivalist and explorer who became an Eastern Orthodox priest in 2010.
- Fyodor Ushakov was a Russian admiral who won every naval engagement he commanded during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
- Fyodor Kudryashov is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a left back and centre back.
- Fyodor Sergeyev, known as Comrade Artyom, was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary, Soviet politician, and journalist.
- Fyodor Truhin was a Soviet general who defected to Nazi Germany during World War II and was later executed for treason.
- Fyodor Vinberg was a Russian military officer, publisher and journalist known for his right-wing views.
- Fyodor Matisen was a Russian Imperial Navy officer, hydrographer, and explorer.