Teddy has been given to about 35,402 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1949, which makes it a midcentury name.
Teddy ranks 823rd among American boys in 2025, with 357 born that year. Its best year was 1949, when 637 babies were given the name, ranking 264th. The typical living American called Teddy is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.