Unisex name · since 1890
Teddy
Teddy has 33,627 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,627
- born since 1890
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teddy currently ranks #822 among unisex names in America, with 33,627 babies recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teddy has been recorded 33,627 times among boys since 1890, currently ranked #822 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #633 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #822 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 33,627 born since 1890
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teddy ranks #633 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #822 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 33,627 born since 1890, peaking in the 1950s.
- #633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,627
- born since 1890
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teddy's 33,627 recorded births place it above 98.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Teddy compares
33,627 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Teddy's all-time total is 91x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Teddy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,627 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 613 | 34 | 22,252 |
Teddy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teddy's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 613, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teddy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1949)
- 613
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Teddy popularity over time - girls
1,775 total births recorded since 1905 (Teddy as girls' name)
Teddy by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (5,416 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Teddy's strongest decade.
5,416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Teddy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 159
1900s
159 births
- 1910s 1,174
1910s
1,174 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,967 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,385 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,145 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,416 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,280 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,009 births
- 1980s 1,950
1980s
1,950 births
- 1990s 1,211
1990s
1,211 births
- 2000s 779
2000s
779 births
- 2010s 830
2010s
830 births
- 2020s 1,304
2020s
1,304 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5,416 births (16% of all-time use).
How Teddy 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 Teddy's total volume
Teddy by state
Where Teddy concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,335 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,243 | 6.7% |
| #3 | California | | 2,039 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 1,529 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,488 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 1,451 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,379 | 4.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,301 | 3.9% |
2,335 of 33,627 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Teddy appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Teddy's data
- Teddy's decade-level peak was the 1950s (5,416 total births); usage has since declined to 1,304 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Teddys (2,335 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teddy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~135 yrs)
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, 1890–2025 (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 Teddy 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.