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.

#2537
among girls today
2,014
born since 1940
2020s
peak decade
86%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Teddi is the #2537 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 #2537 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.

  • #2537 among girls today
  • 2,014 born since 1940
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 86% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Teddi is currently the #2537 girls' name in America, more common than 86% of girls - 2,014 born since 1940, peaking in the 2020s.

#2537
among girls today
2,014
born since 1940
2020s
peak decade
86%
more common than other girls

Teddi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%85.6%
Teddi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#2537
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Teddi was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

74 babies were named Teddi in 2025 - its busiest year on record.

How Teddi compares

2,014 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,726 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 (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,014 382 567,345
Peak-year births 74 48 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 at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,014

Since 1940

86 years of records

Peak year

2025

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,537

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1940

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2025

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

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

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 June 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

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 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. Today it holds rank #2537 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 74 births.
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
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Teddi: #2537 Girls' Name - 2,014 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/teddi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 June 2026.