Teddy

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A few things about Teddy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Teddy

Teddy Sheringham

English footballer and manager (born 1966)

Choose Teddy and your child shares a first name with Teddy Sheringham, an English footballer and manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Teddy, like who?” Teddy Sheringham's Wikipedia article is available in 54 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,675 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Teddy, 301 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Teddy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTeddy first shows up in US birth records in 1890, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 135 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1933, when it ranked #239. Today it's #819, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowTeddy is 3.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 22,075 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 5,675.
• 🚀TrendTeddy has climbed 506 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #819. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedTeddy is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #438, followed by Indiana (#483) and Wisconsin (#484). It's in the top 1,000 in 23 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlTeddy is given to both boys and girls: 84% of the 357 babies named Teddy in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Teddy

Teddy is a boy name of English and Greek origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-ddy”. US birth records list Teddy for boys from 1890 to 2025, in 129 of those 136 years. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked #239 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #819, with 301 babies.

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