Teddy

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Teddy is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (5% of births). There have been 35,040 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 33,321 as boys and 1,719 as girls. Teddy gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1949 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,350 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 307
2023 284
2022 256
2021 206
2020 162
2019 149
2018 117
2017 108
2016 98
2015 100
2014 91
2013 75
2012 70
2011 81
2010 69
2009 80
2008 73
2007 78
2006 78
2005 83
2004 73
2003 79
2002 81
2001 94
2000 89
1999 102
1998 97
1997 127
1996 140
1995 111
1994 132
1993 134
1992 136
1991 158
1990 165
1989 174
1988 208
1987 198
1986 195
1985 154
1984 169
1983 195
1982 220
1981 241
1980 251
1979 300
1978 249
1977 293
1976 289
1975 286
1974 276
1973 269
1972 341
1971 380
1970 384
1969 456
1968 478
1967 461
1966 521
1965 532
1964 567
1963 555
1962 583
1961 622
1960 605
1959 589
1958 586
1957 594
1956 576
1955 509
1954 497
1953 553
1952 562
1951 595
1950 576
1949 637
1948 570
1947 544
1946 578
1945 517
1944 538
1943 562
1942 553
1941 507
1940 479
1939 444
1938 482
1937 461
1936 458
1935 434
1934 476
1933 499
1932 487
1931 443
1930 430
1929 402
1928 403
1927 334
1926 336
1925 280
1924 307
1923 296
1922 243
1921 282
1920 245
1919 257
1918 271
1917 187
1916 153
1915 137
1914 80
1913 46
1912 61
1911 29
1910 23
1909 16
1908 19
1907 20
1906 25
1905 26
1904 17
1903 14
1902 11
1901 15
1900 16
1898 5
1897 7
1890 6