Unisex name · since 1900

Teddie

Teddie has 1,458 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1940 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,031 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,752 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,458
born since 1900
1930s
peak decade

1,458 babies have been named Teddie since 1900, making it today's #9752 unisex name.

Teddie has 1,458 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9752 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.

  • #4,031 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,752 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,458 born since 1900
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teddie ranks #4,031 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,752 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,458 born since 1900, peaking in the 1930s.

#4,031 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,752 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,458
born since 1900
1930s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%29.9%
Teddie vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Teddie's 1,458 recorded births place it above 91.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Teddie compares

1,458 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Teddie's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Teddie Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,458 369 358,536
Peak-year births 33 34 22,252

Teddie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Teddie's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1940 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Teddie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1940)
33
Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
010203040 190019201933194619591972198620062025 7

Teddie popularity over time - girls

1,081 total births recorded since 1919 (Teddie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 1,081 births
01020304050 191919331944195519661982199520192025 39

Teddie by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (235 births, 16% of the file).

1930s was Teddie's strongest decade.

235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Teddie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 235 births (16% of all-time use).

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

How Teddie compares to similarly-sized names

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

Teddie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150 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 -51, 18%-58, 4.2%-130, 2.3%-60, 3.6%-8, 25.1%-65, 4.5%-52, 5.5%-30, 6.7%-112, 5%-43, 4.7%-62, 4.2%-37, 7%-133, 2.1%-54, 8.1%-53, 5.8%Teddie-126, 2.3%Teddie
Teddie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Teddie by state

Where Teddie concentrates geographically, total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Teddie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
37 2.5%
#2 Arkansas
7 0.5%
#3 Oklahoma
6 0.4%
#4 Alabama
5 0.3%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.3%
Texas share of Teddie's total US births 2.5%
Even split

37 of 1,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teddie? ▼
1,458 babies have been named Teddie since 1900. All-time, it sits at #4,031 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,752 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1940 with 33 births.
Where does Teddie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teddie ranks #4,031 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,752 of 13,930 among boys' 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 Teddie most popular? ▼
Teddie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 235 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Teddie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Teddie are Texas (37 births), Arkansas (7 births), Oklahoma (6 births).
Is Teddie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Teddie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,458 births, and as a girl's name it has 1,081 births.
How long has the name Teddie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Teddie since 1900 -- 126 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Teddie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ted, Teddy, Tedd, Tedrick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Teddie's data

  • Teddie's decade-level peak was the 1930s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Teddies (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Teddie

Nearby Names Like Teddie

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

Ted Boy
#3181 75,160 births
Teddy Boy
#822 33,627 births
Tedd Boy
1,261 births
Tedrick Boy
750 births
Tedric Boy
247 births

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Lupe #9750
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Arne #9754
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Orlan #9749
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Hipolito #9755
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Isaih #9748
1,510 births · Peak 1999
Cayetano #9756
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Teddie: 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, 1900–2025 (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 Teddie 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.