The first name Teddy
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 1,360 boys were named Teddy, making it the 34th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 2,030 births (#20).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Teddy with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Teddy at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 301 boys born in the United States were named Teddy, the 823rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1949, when 613 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Teddy
38 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Teddy SheringhamEnglish footballer and manager (born 1966)
- Teddy ScholtenDutch singer, 1926–2010
- Teddy RinerFrench judoka, born 1989
- Teddy TamghoFrench triple jumper and long jumper, born 1989
- Teddy SearsAmerican actor, born 1977
- Teddy DunnAmerican actor, born 1980
- Teddy SwimsAmerican singer-songwriter, born 1992
- Teddy TeumaFrench and Maltese association football player, born 1993
- Teddy GeigerAmerican singer and songwriter, born 1988
- Teddy RichertFrench footballer (born 1974)
- Teddy ChevalierFrench footballer (born 1987)
- Teddy BillingtonAmerican racing cyclist, 1882–1966
Questions
- How popular is the name Teddy?
- In 2025, 1,360 boys born in England and Wales were named Teddy, ranking 34th. Its peak was 2022, with 2,030 births.
- Is Teddy a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 95% of the 35,402 US babies named Teddy since 1880 were boys.
- When was Teddy most popular?
- 1949 in the United States, when 613 babies were named Teddy, its highest rank at 264th.