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Teddy

“Variant of Theodore — Gift of God” — Ancient Greek via Latin origin

Girl's name · #2957 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Teddy has appeared in US records since 1905 — best rank #1048 (1943) · 1,775 babies named Teddy all-time · 1 in 33,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Teddys

• Teddy Scholten — Dutch singer
• Teddy Sinclair — British singer and actress
• Teddy Geiger — American singer and songwriter
• Teddy Quinlivan — American fashion model
• Teddy Sampson — American actress

In stories & tradition

• Teddy Altman — Grey's Anatomy
• Teddy Duncan — Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
• Teddy Webb — Make It Snappy

What Teddys become

Among 475 notable people named Teddy:

Entertainers appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer.

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