Teddy

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Teddy first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 2,030 babies (rank #20 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,506 boys (rank #29). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Teddy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Teddy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

20,837

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,030

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Grey's Anatomy: Teddy Altman — cardiothoracic surgeon

Famous people named Teddy

Teddy Sheringhamassociation football player · b. 1966
Teddy Scholtenschlager singer · b. 1926
Teddy Rinerjudoka · b. 1989
Teddy Kollekpolitician · b. 1911
Teddy Lučićassociation football player · b. 1973

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	20	#780
1997	30	#587
1998	26	#665
1999	35	#551
2000	40	#501
2001	59	#394
2002	91	#302
2003	87	#322
2004	103	#295
2005	121	#269
2006	156	#244
2007	188	#233
2008	184	#241
2009	217	#211
2010	268	#198
2011	380	#156
2012	422	#141
2013	698	#86
2014	1,017	#66
2015	1,430	#42
2016	1,491	#41
2017	1,626	#39
2018	1,663	#39
2019	1,704	#32
2020	1,627	#31
2021	1,875	#26
2022	2,030	#20
2023	1,687	#23
2024	1,506	#29