Girls' name · since 1940

Teddi

Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 2,014 babies named Teddi, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#4,686 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,415 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,014
born since 1940
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Teddi is the #2415 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,014 recorded since 1940.

Teddi has 2,014 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2415 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.

  • #4,686 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,415 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,014 born since 1940
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teddi ranks #4,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,415 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,014 born since 1940, peaking in the 2020s.

#4,686 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,415 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,014
born since 1940
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%86%
Teddi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Teddi's 2,014 recorded births place it above 93.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Teddi compares

2,014 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Teddi's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Teddi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,014 376 567,345
Peak-year births 74 21 19,840

Teddi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Teddi's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Teddi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
74
Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
020406080 194019511962197319841995200720202025 74

Teddi by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (364 births, 18% of the file).

2020s was Teddi's strongest decade.

364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Teddi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 364 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Teddi compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Teddi's total volume

Teddi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 20406080100120140 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -35, 5.5%-118, 3%-35, 7.9%-114, 5.1%-111, 3.7%-70, 5.5%-32, 7.6%-75, 5%-62, 3.9%-121, 5.5%-67, 5.7%-45, 6.2%-46, 4.8%-78, 2.8%-110, 3.6%Teddi-86, 3.7%Teddi
Teddi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Teddi by state

Where Teddi concentrates geographically, total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Teddi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
105 5.2%
#2 Texas
48 2.4%
#3 Illinois
15 0.7%
#4 Michigan
15 0.7%
#5 New York
12 0.6%
#6 Washington
12 0.6%
#7 Ohio
10 0.5%
#8 Indiana
5 0.2%
California share of Teddi's total US births 5.2%
Even split

105 of 2,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Teddi appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teddi?
Since 1940, Social Security records show 2,014 babies named Teddi. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,686 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,415 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 74 births.
Where does Teddi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teddi ranks #4,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,415 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Teddi most popular?
Teddi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 364 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Teddi most popular?
The top states for the name Teddi are California (105 births), Texas (48 births), Illinois (15 births).
How long has the name Teddi been used?
Records for Teddi go back to 1940, giving 86 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Teddi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teddy, Teddie, Tedra, Tedi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Teddi's data

  • California records the most Teddis (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nearby Names Like Teddi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Teddi

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Teddi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1940–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Teddi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.