Teddy

Diminutive of Theodore or Edward

"gift of God or wealthy guardian"

Teddy Origin and Meaning

Variation of Edmund

Teddy Rank in US Top 1000

# 898 in the US

Teddy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 332 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Teddy

• 898 US 2024
• 332 Nameberry 2025
• 2 Unique 2023
• 180 Unisex 2024
• 29 England 2024
• 77 scotland 2024
• 69 Ireland 2024
• 14 Dogs 2025
• 29 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Teddy

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• Sonny
• Gus
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• Rex
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• Huck
• Ollie
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• Toby
• Monty
• Winston
• Albie
• Rudy
• Hank

Famous People Named Teddy

• Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt 30th President of the United States
• Edward "Teddy" Kennedy U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
• Edward Theodore "Teddy" Riley American R&B musician
• Teddy Dunn American actor
• Teddy Pendergrass American R&B singer
• Teddy Wilson American jazz pianist
• Teddy Edwards American jazz saxophonist
• Edward "Teddy" Goldsmith Anglo,French environmentalist
• John Theodore "Teddy" Geiger Jr. American singer,songwriter
• Tedy Bruschi American football player and current ESPN analyst
• Teddy Sheringham English footballer
• Teddy Bridgewater American football player for the Minnesota Vikings
• Teddy James Thomas son of Adam Thomas & Caroline Daly
• Edward "Mad Teddy" Smith associate of Ronnie and Reggie Kray

The name Teddy in Pop Culture

• Edward "Teddy" Remus Lupin character in the Harry Potter series.
• Theodore "Teddy" Duchamp one of the 4 main characters in the film "Stand By Me", based on the novella "The Body" by Stephen King
• Edward "Teddy" McNicholas character in Eleanor Henderson's novel "Ten Thousand Saints"
• Teddy Grant the president's youngest son in TV's "Scandal"
• Teddy Falls place in TV's "Fringe"
• Teddy bear stuffed toy
• Teddy boy British youth subculture
• Teddy Craft character in Kevin Smith's horror film "Tusk"
• Teddy Kent character in "Emily of New Moon"
• Teddy Sanders NASA director in "The Martian"
• Teddy also known as Father and Ted, a main character in "Pinstripe"
• Teddy Altman from the Young Avengers comic books
• Edward "Teddy" Todd main character in "A God in Ruins" by Kate Atkinson
• Theodore "Teddy" character from Bob's Burgers
• Theodore “Teddy” Sanders character in Neighbors, played by Zac Efron
• Teddy Price Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"
• Teddy Vaughn character in podcast "The Magnus Protocol"