Ted vs Teddy

Side-by-side comparison of Ted and Teddy - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ted

Boy name · Rank #2874

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Name B

Teddy

Boy name · Rank #893

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Metric Ted Teddy
Current Rank #2874 #893
Total Births (all years) 75,160 33,627
Peak Year 1958 1949
Peak Year Births 1,743 613
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1890

Births by Decade

Decade Ted Teddy
1880s 143 -
1890s 247 18
1900s 942 159
1910s 3,514 1,174
1920s 6,842 2,967
1930s 10,526 4,385
1940s 13,027 5,145
1950s 14,719 5,416
1960s 13,540 5,280
1970s 5,450 3,009
1980s 3,012 1,950
1990s 1,586 1,211
2000s 764 779
2010s 610 830
2020s 238 1,304

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ted Teddy
2014 59 72
2015 48 91
2016 56 84
2017 56 97
2018 49 99
2019 55 121
2020 35 135
2021 38 169
2022 41 212
2023 43 222
2024 44 265
2025 37 301

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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