Teddy
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning gift of God; from Theodore.
How Teddy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #898 |
| 2025 | #823 |
Teddy by the numbers
In 2025, 1,360 babies in England and Wales were named Teddy. In the US, 108 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 613 babies in 1949, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1935, about 1 in 2,600 American babies born that year was called Teddy.
Other names that come from Theodore
Like Teddy, each of these traces back to Theodore: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Tedwealthy protector; short for Theodore176 in England and Wales (2025)
- Teodorgift of god; a form of Theodore76 in England and Wales (2025)
- Theodorgift of God; a form of Theodore63 in England and Wales (2025)
- Theadoragift of god; a form of Theodore48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Teodoragift of God; feminine form of Theodore34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Teodorogift of god; a form of Theodore9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Theadoregift of god; a form of Theodore8 in the US (2017)
- Teodoregift of god; a form of Theodore5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Teddy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Teddy
Names that are said the same way as Teddy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Teddy, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Teddy, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Teddy
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