as a First Name
Originally a pet form of Theodore, but now generally used for Edward, and also as an independent given name. Teddy bears were so named after the American president Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919). Occasionally it is also used as a girl's name, in part as a pet form of Edwina.
| 1,263rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 18,779
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 26,994
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Teddy per capita
- 1933
- marked the height of its popularity
0.37%
99.63%
49%
55+
55+
43%
30-54
30-54
6%
13-29
13-29
2%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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