Tedi

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 14 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
14
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1798
14 babies

Tedi by the numbers

In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Tedi.

Its American peak was 28 babies in 1958, making it a 1950s name.

What we can tell you about Tedi

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tedi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Tedwealthy protector; short for Theodore176 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Terireaper or harvester; a form of Theresa12 in the US (2017)
  • Teddigift of god; a form of Theodore or Edward10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Teidi4 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Tedi

Names that are said the same way as Tedi, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Teddygift of God; from Theodore1,360 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Teddiegift of god; a form of Theodore or Edward141 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Tedi

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