Teddy

Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Variant of Theodore (from Ancient Greek)

Girl's name · #2994 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

17% girls · 83% boys — About 83% of babies named Teddy in recent years have been boys. Teddy →

Popularity over time

Teddy reached its best rank, #1061, in 1943 and ranked #2994 in 2025. Roughly 1,800 girls have been named Teddy since 1905.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#330 in Netherlands (2025) · #4,047 in Canada (2024).

Famous Teddys

Teddy Scholten — Dutch singer
Teddy Sinclair — British singer and actress
Teddy Geiger — American singer and songwriter
Teddy Quinlivan — American fashion model
Teddy Sampson — American actress

In stories & tradition

Teddy Altman — Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Teddy Duncan — Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (TV series)
Teddy Webb — Make It Snappy (musical stage work)

What Teddys become

Among 475 notable people named Teddy:

Entertainers appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Teddi (#2433), Teddy would rank around #1605 with about 130 births last year — the newborns split about 57/43 between Teddi and Teddy.

Similar names: Teddi · Philippa · Terra · Edie · Amaryllis · Luci

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