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Baby name
Teddy
Girl Boy
5% girls / 95% boys
Origin of the name
Teddy is a pet form of Theodore or Edward. The teddy bear was named after President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Classic name
33,627births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 264rank at its peak, in 1949
Where babies named Teddy are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Teddy is most common in West Virginia (4.6 times), Oklahoma (3.1) and Kentucky (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Rising name
1,775births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 2757rank at its peak, in 2023
Where babies named Teddy are born
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- Teddi 2,014
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 11% | 89% |
| 1910s | 6% | 94% |
| 1920s | 5% | 95% |
| 1930s | 5% | 95% |
| 1940s | 6% | 94% |
| 1950s | 4% | 96% |
| 1960s | 2% | 98% |
| 1970s | 2% | 98% |
| 1980s | 3% | 97% |
| 1990s | 7% | 93% |
| 2000s | 4% | 96% |
| 2010s | 13% | 87% |
| 2020s | 17% | 83% |