Teddy is a boy's name of English origin meaning “teddy bear.” In 2024 it was given to 262 boys in the United States.
Teddy belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “teddy bear” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Teddy first appears in Social Security records in 1890. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #239 in 1933, and in 2024 262 babies received the name — 33,321 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Teddy means “teddy bear” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Teddy is a boy name. In 2024, 262 babies received the name in the US.
Teddy comes from the English & American tradition.
Teddy first appears in US records in 1890. Its best-ever ranking was #239 in 1933, and 262 babies were given the name in 2024.
Teddy is pronounced /ˈtɛdi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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