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Teddy

Pronounced T EH1 D IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1949
  • 135 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Teddy?

Teddy is a boys' name, and first appears in 1890. It has been given to 37,533 children — the 581st most common boys' name on record.

It peaked in 1949, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1949, when 637 children were given it.

Teddie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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1949Boys: 637Girls: 47

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Teddy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Teddie

Nicknames

Teddy is itself a short form of Edward and Theodore.

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T EH1 D IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Teddy

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Teddy

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Teddy?
Teddy ranks 581st among boys' names in US records, with 37,533 births since 1890. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,517.
Is Teddy a unisex name?
No. Teddy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Teddy most popular?
1949, when 637 children were given the name. It has been in use for 135 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Teddy spelled?
Teddie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.