Teddy

Meaning and origin of Teddy

Popularity of Teddy in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1986.
• Over recent years, Teddy has been falling sharply (−14.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Teddy every 114 schools, all spellings combined.

Teddy in English-speaking countries

Teddy ranks 27^th in England and Wales, 66^th in Ireland and 72^nd in Northern Ireland, against 1,568^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  27^th boys’ name4,553 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1810% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  72^nd boys’ name104 babies in 3 years1 boy in 245+7.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  66^th boys’ name266 babies in 3 years1 boy in 270+15% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  82^nd boys’ name193 babies in 3 years1 boy in 311+5.5% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  291^st boys’ name47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,048

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  941^st boys’ name31 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,482

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  896^th boys’ name788 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,525+18.2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada).

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Tedy5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Teddy

• Tayler
• Marlow
• Ayrton
• Alvin
• Blessing
• Jackson
• Danny
• Cédric
• Sheldon
• Preston
• Wilson
• Tomy