Is Teddy a boy or girl name?
Teddy is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 45 girls and 262 boys were named Teddy, so 14.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.9% of the 35,040 US babies named Teddy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #898
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,494
- Babies named Teddy since 1890
- 35,040
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 637 babies
Boys and girls named Teddy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 159 | 20 | 11.2% |
| 1910s | 1,174 | 70 | 5.6% |
| 1920s | 2,967 | 161 | 5.1% |
| 1930s | 4,385 | 229 | 5% |
| 1940s | 5,145 | 340 | 6.2% |
| 1950s | 5,416 | 221 | 3.9% |
| 1960s | 5,280 | 100 | 1.9% |
| 1970s | 3,009 | 58 | 1.9% |
| 1980s | 1,950 | 55 | 2.7% |
| 1990s | 1,211 | 91 | 7% |
| 2000s | 779 | 29 | 3.6% |
| 2010s | 829 | 129 | 13.5% |
| 2020s | 999 | 216 | 17.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 262 | #898 | 45 | #3,494 |
| 2023 | 222 | #996 | 62 | #2,779 |
| 2022 | 212 | #1,043 | 44 | #3,584 |
| 2021 | 168 | #1,174 | 38 | #3,930 |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,332 | 27 | #4,866 |
| 2019 | 121 | #1,449 | 28 | #4,891 |
| 2018 | 99 | #1,645 | 18 | #6,760 |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,659 | 12 | #9,293 |
| 2016 | 84 | #1,808 | 14 | #8,352 |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,716 | 9 | #11,749 |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,995 | 19 | #6,682 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,088 | 10 | #10,932 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,151 | 7 | #14,846 |
| 2011 | 69 | #1,998 | 12 | #9,673 |
| 2010 | 69 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 80 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,966 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 73 | #1,944 | 5 | #20,296 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 77 | #1,738 | 6 | #16,261 |
| 2004 | 68 | #1,831 | 5 | #18,574 |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 76 | #1,607 | 5 | #17,862 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1,450 | 8 | #11,958 |
| 2000 | 89 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 96 | #1,282 | 6 | #14,269 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,319 | 6 | #13,955 |
| 1997 | 116 | #1,094 | 11 | #8,294 |
| 1996 | 129 | #978 | 11 | #8,089 |
| 1995 | 95 | #1,191 | 16 | #5,923 |
| 1994 | 120 | #1,015 | 12 | #7,563 |
| 1993 | 121 | #987 | 13 | #7,012 |
| 1992 | 127 | #954 | 9 | #9,432 |
| 1991 | 151 | #852 | 7 | #11,409 |
| 1990 | 165 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 163 | #780 | 11 | #7,408 |
| 1988 | 199 | #672 | 9 | #8,335 |
| 1987 | 185 | #674 | 13 | #5,905 |
| 1986 | 187 | #654 | 8 | #8,454 |
| 1985 | 149 | #725 | 5 | #12,325 |
| 1984 | 160 | #687 | 9 | #7,358 |
| 1983 | 195 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 220 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 241 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 251 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 291 | #486 | 9 | #7,267 |
| 1978 | 244 | #527 | 5 | #11,318 |
| 1977 | 287 | #477 | 6 | #9,535 |
| 1976 | 289 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 276 | #484 | 10 | #5,950 |
| 1974 | 271 | #485 | 5 | #10,097 |
| 1973 | 269 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 333 | #435 | 8 | #6,499 |
| 1971 | 372 | #416 | 8 | #6,572 |
| 1970 | 377 | #422 | 7 | #6,994 |
| 1969 | 448 | #371 | 8 | #5,928 |
| 1968 | 470 | #357 | 8 | #5,599 |
| 1967 | 451 | #352 | 10 | #4,592 |
| 1966 | 512 | #334 | 9 | #4,829 |
| 1965 | 524 | #329 | 8 | #5,247 |
| 1964 | 557 | #332 | 10 | #4,604 |
| 1963 | 547 | #336 | 8 | #5,250 |
| 1962 | 571 | #330 | 12 | #3,992 |
| 1961 | 609 | #318 | 13 | #3,773 |
| 1960 | 591 | #321 | 14 | #3,497 |
| 1959 | 574 | #324 | 15 | #3,242 |
| 1958 | 565 | #324 | 21 | #2,571 |
| 1957 | 568 | #322 | 26 | #2,213 |
| 1956 | 562 | #313 | 14 | #3,305 |
| 1955 | 486 | #337 | 23 | #2,336 |
| 1954 | 477 | #331 | 20 | #2,514 |
| 1953 | 533 | #310 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1952 | 540 | #308 | 22 | #2,261 |
| 1951 | 562 | #289 | 33 | #1,696 |
| 1950 | 549 | #289 | 27 | #1,867 |
| 1949 | 613 | #264 | 24 | #2,007 |
| 1948 | 538 | #296 | 32 | #1,664 |
| 1947 | 509 | #307 | 35 | #1,627 |
| 1946 | 553 | #272 | 25 | #1,854 |
| 1945 | 472 | #276 | 45 | #1,184 |
| 1944 | 505 | #265 | 33 | #1,430 |
| 1943 | 504 | #269 | 58 | #1,061 |
| 1942 | 516 | #261 | 37 | #1,345 |
| 1941 | 484 | #253 | 23 | #1,689 |
| 1940 | 451 | #263 | 28 | #1,469 |
| 1939 | 421 | #265 | 23 | #1,631 |
| 1938 | 449 | #256 | 33 | #1,286 |
| 1937 | 434 | #259 | 27 | #1,446 |
| 1936 | 431 | #259 | 27 | #1,440 |
| 1935 | 414 | #267 | 20 | #1,772 |
| 1934 | 457 | #253 | 19 | #1,829 |
| 1933 | 476 | #239 | 23 | #1,597 |
| 1932 | 462 | #252 | 25 | #1,565 |
| 1931 | 424 | #264 | 19 | #1,863 |
| 1930 | 417 | #278 | 13 | #2,541 |
| 1929 | 378 | #287 | 24 | #1,637 |
| 1928 | 388 | #286 | 15 | #2,370 |
| 1927 | 313 | #324 | 21 | #1,929 |
| 1926 | 311 | #324 | 25 | #1,714 |
| 1925 | 262 | #367 | 18 | #2,182 |
| 1924 | 292 | #344 | 15 | #2,502 |
| 1923 | 277 | #357 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1922 | 233 | #394 | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1921 | 275 | #363 | 7 | #4,408 |
| 1920 | 238 | #387 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1919 | 239 | #375 | 18 | #2,053 |
| 1918 | 260 | #362 | 11 | #3,005 |
| 1917 | 181 | #420 | 6 | #4,536 |
| 1916 | 146 | #476 | 7 | #3,880 |
| 1915 | 132 | #486 | 5 | #4,881 |
| 1914 | 80 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 37 | #787 | 9 | #2,315 |
| 1912 | 55 | #544 | 6 | #2,936 |
| 1911 | 21 | #703 | 8 | #1,940 |
| 1910 | 23 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #819 | 7 | #1,837 |
| 1907 | 20 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 17 | #584 | 8 | #1,544 |
| 1905 | 21 | #505 | 5 | #2,201 |
| 1904 | 17 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 16 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #986 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Teddy reached #239 in 1933. As a girl name, it reached #1,061 in 1943. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Teddy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.