Teddy
#2,957 for girls in 2025, 56 births · #819 for boys in 2025, 301 births
Given to boys 95.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1933 · 476 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,627since 1890
Teddy over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,957 | 56 | #819 | 301 |
| 2024 | #3,459 | 45 | #891 | 265 |
| 2023 | #2,757 | 62 | #992 | 222 |
| 2022 | #3,536 | 44 | #1,042 | 212 |
| 2021 | #3,883 | 38 | #1,168 | 169 |
| 2020 | #4,757 | 27 | #1,325 | 135 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #1,441 | 121 |
| 2018 | #6,521 | 18 | #1,638 | 99 |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 | #1,630 | 97 |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 | #1,799 | 84 |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #1,703 | 91 |
| 2014 | #6,451 | 19 | #1,979 | 72 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #2,065 | 65 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #2,132 | 63 |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | #1,988 | 69 |
| 2010 | — | #1,986 | 69 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,839 | 80 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,948 | 73 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #1,928 | 73 |
| 2006 | — | #1,769 | 78 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #1,725 | 77 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #1,815 | 68 |
| 2003 | — | #1,591 | 79 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #1,596 | 76 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #1,441 | 86 |
| 2000 | — | #1,401 | 89 | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #1,277 | 96 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #1,301 | 91 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #1,089 | 116 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #977 | 129 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #1,187 | 95 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #1,013 | 120 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #983 | 121 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #952 | 127 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #845 | 151 |
| 1990 | — | #790 | 165 | |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #778 | 163 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #671 | 199 |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | #672 | 185 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #653 | 187 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #723 | 149 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #685 | 160 |
| 1983 | — | #613 | 195 | |
| 1982 | — | #579 | 220 | |
| 1981 | — | #541 | 241 | |
| 1980 | — | #539 | 251 | |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #485 | 291 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #527 | 244 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #476 | 287 |
| 1976 | — | #461 | 289 | |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #480 | 277 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #485 | 270 |
| 1973 | — | #479 | 269 | |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #435 | 333 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #415 | 372 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #421 | 377 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #368 | 448 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #357 | 470 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #352 | 451 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #334 | 512 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #329 | 524 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #332 | 556 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #336 | 548 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #330 | 571 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #318 | 609 |
| 1960 | #3,357 | 14 | #321 | 591 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #324 | 574 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 | #324 | 565 |
| 1957 | #2,168 | 26 | #322 | 568 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 | #313 | 562 |
| 1955 | #2,280 | 23 | #337 | 486 |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | #331 | 477 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #310 | 533 |
| 1952 | #2,200 | 22 | #306 | 540 |
| 1951 | #1,665 | 33 | #289 | 562 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | #289 | 549 |
| 1949 | #1,967 | 24 | #264 | 613 |
| 1948 | #1,648 | 32 | #296 | 538 |
| 1947 | #1,602 | 35 | #307 | 509 |
| 1946 | #1,808 | 25 | #272 | 553 |
| 1945 | #1,175 | 45 | #276 | 472 |
| 1944 | #1,401 | 33 | #265 | 505 |
| 1943 | #1,048 | 58 | #269 | 504 |
| 1942 | #1,325 | 37 | #260 | 516 |
| 1941 | #1,649 | 23 | #253 | 484 |
| 1940 | #1,442 | 28 | #263 | 451 |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 | #265 | 421 |
| 1938 | #1,268 | 33 | #256 | 449 |
| 1937 | #1,416 | 27 | #258 | 434 |
| 1936 | #1,413 | 27 | #259 | 431 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 | #266 | 414 |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | #253 | 457 |
| 1933 | #1,552 | 23 | #239 | 476 |
| 1932 | #1,520 | 25 | #251 | 462 |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | #264 | 424 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #278 | 417 |
| 1929 | #1,598 | 24 | #286 | 378 |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | #286 | 388 |
| 1927 | #1,885 | 21 | #324 | 313 |
| 1926 | #1,667 | 25 | #324 | 311 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #366 | 262 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | #341 | 292 |
| 1923 | #2,021 | 19 | #355 | 277 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #391 | 233 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #363 | 275 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #387 | 238 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 | #374 | 239 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #362 | 260 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #419 | 181 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #475 | 146 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #485 | 132 |
| 1914 | — | #555 | 80 | |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #777 | 37 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #539 | 55 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #689 | 21 |
| 1910 | — | #598 | 23 | |
| 1909 | — | #679 | 16 | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #779 | 12 |
| 1907 | — | #540 | 20 | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #568 | 17 |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #491 | 21 |
| 1904 | — | #538 | 17 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #623 | 16 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1890
The first year at least five boys were named Teddy! It came in at #884, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891–1896, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 72 spots since 2024 (#891 → #819)
- 506 spots since 2020 (#1,325 → #819)
- 884 spots since 2015 (#1,703 → #819)
- Biggest jump: 222 spots in 1914 (#777 → #555)
- Biggest drop: 269 spots in 1898 (#852 → #1,121)
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 1933 at #239 (476 births)
- Births halved by 1982, 49 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 100 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1900–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,083
- Highest: 1 in 2,083 boys born in 1933 were named Teddy (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,675 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 16.1% of all boys named Teddy (5,416) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
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- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 18 | #852 (1897) | #952 |
| 1900s | 159 | #491 (1905) | #601 |
| 1910s | 1,174 | #362 (1918) | #527 |
| 1920s | 2,967 | #286 (1928) | #342 |
| 1930s | 4,385 | #239 (1933) | #259 |
| 1940s | 5,145 | #253 (1941) | #273 |
| 1950s | 5,416 | #289 (1951) | #315 |
| 1960s | 5,280 | #318 (1961) | #338 |
| 1970s | 3,009 | #415 (1971) | #466 |
| 1980s | 1,950 | #539 (1980) | #645 |
| 1990s | 1,211 | #790 (1990) | #1,041 |
| 2000s | 779 | #1,401 (2000) | #1,705 |
| 2010s | 830 | #1,441 (2019) | #1,836 |
| 2020s | 1,304 | #819 (2025) | #1,040 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Teddy in 1910
boys
#598
23 births · 1 in 8,444 boys
Top boys' names in 1910
More about 1910
boys
194,208 boys got a published name in 1910; 1 in 8,444 of them was named Teddy, which outranked 67.5% of the 1,839 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).