Teddy
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Teddy
Popularized by Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Jr., Teddy is a sweet but substantial choice, similar in style to the likes of Charlie, Freddie, and Bertie. Appearing in the US Top 1000 for most of the 20th-century, it disappeared in the 90s, but, as of 2023, it has been back in the charts.
Teddy for boys#823 US
Traditionally used as a nickname for Edward and Theodore, Teddy is of course associated with the cuddly teddy bear (named for the president), meaning "bear" names like Arthur might even get you to Teddy. Additionally, it could work for rarer choices like Tancred, Thaddeus, Endymion, and Edgar.
Hugely popular in England and Wales, Teddy appeared in the Top 50 in a recent year.
Teddy for girls#2994 US
Cute boyish short forms like Stevie, Scottie, Frankie and Billie are in some ways a relic of the past, when girls were given feminized versions of their father's names, but now, they're back in as stylish, stand-alone options. Teddy has some catching up to do, given as it was to around 60 American girls in a recent year, but it nevertheless makes lively and unexpected choice.
Traditionally used as a short for of Theodora, it could also work as a nickname for Dorothea, Dorothy, Theodosia, Odette, or Bernadette.
Teddy entered the Top 500 for girls in The Netherlands back in 2019, with notable feminine bearers including singer Teddy Scholten and model Teddy Quinlivan.
Pronounced TED-ee.
As of October 2026, Teddy ranked #823 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #239 in 1933, Nameberry popularity #462.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,995 | 72 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,716 | 91 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,808 | 84 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,659 | 96 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,645 | 99 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,449 | 121 | #4,891 | 28 |
| 2020 | #1,332 | 135 | #4,866 | 27 |
| 2021 | #1,174 | 168 | #3,930 | 38 |
| 2022 | #1,043 | 212 | #3,584 | 44 |
| 2023 | #996 | 222 | #2,779 | 62 |
| 2024 | #898 | 262 | #3,494 | 45 |
| 2025 | #823 | 301 | #2,994 | 56 |
World rankings
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Teddy on lists
Famous Teddys
- Theodore "Teddy" RooseveltBoy
30th President of the United States
- Edward "Teddy" KennedyBoy
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
- Edward Theodore "Teddy" RileyBoy
American R&B musician
- Teddy DunnBoy
American actor
- Teddy PendergrassBoy
American R&B singer
- Teddy WilsonBoy
American jazz pianist
- Teddy EdwardsBoy
American jazz saxophonist
- Edward "Teddy" GoldsmithBoy
Anglo,French environmentalist
- John Theodore "Teddy" Geiger Jr.Boy
American singer,songwriter
- Tedy BruschiBoy
American football player and current ESPN analyst
- Teddy SheringhamBoy
English footballer
- Teddy BridgewaterBoy
American football player for the Minnesota Vikings
- Teddy James ThomasBoy
son of Adam Thomas & Caroline Daly
- Edward "Mad Teddy" SmithBoy
associate of Ronnie and Reggie Kray
- Teddy Marilyn Rothschild (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild.
- Teddy Cadan (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of Lena Headey and Dan Cadan.
- Thaddeus Ann "Teddy" BensimonGirl
daughter of reality TV's Kelly Killoren Bensimon and Gilles Bensimon
Teddy in pop culture
- Edward "Teddy" Remus LupinBoy
character in the Harry Potter series.
- Theodore "Teddy" DuchampBoy
one of the 4 main characters in the film "Stand By Me", based on the novella "The Body" by Stephen King
- Edward "Teddy" McNicholasBoy
character in Eleanor Henderson's novel "Ten Thousand Saints"
- Teddy GrantBoy
the president's youngest son in TV's "Scandal"
- Teddy FallsBoy
place in TV's "Fringe"
- Teddy bearBoy
stuffed toy
- Teddy boyBoy
British youth subculture
- Teddy CraftBoy
character in Kevin Smith's horror film "Tusk"
- Teddy KentBoy
character in "Emily of New Moon"
- Teddy SandersBoy
NASA director in "The Martian"
- TeddyBoy
also known as Father and Ted, a main character in "Pinstripe"
- Teddy AltmanBoy
from the Young Avengers comic books
- Edward "Teddy" ToddBoy
main character in "A God in Ruins" by Kate Atkinson
- Theodore "Teddy"Boy
character from Bob's Burgers
- Theodore “Teddy” SandersBoy
character in Neighbors, played by Zac Efron
- Teddy PriceBoy
Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"
- Teddy VaughnBoy
character in podcast "The Magnus Protocol"
- Dr. Theodora "Teddy" AltmanGirl
a character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- Teddy DuncanGirl
character on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
- Theodora Reed 'Teddy'Girl
a character on TV's "Sisters"