Teddy

Diminutive of Theodore or Edward

"gift of God or wealthy guardian"

Teddy Origin and Meaning

The name Teddy is a boy's name meaning "gift of God or wealthy guardian".

Teddy is in some ways one of those midcentury boys' nicknames -- like Jimmy or Bobby or Billy -- yet because it was never that popular, it feels timeless too. The preferred short form of Theodore these days may be Theo and of Edward may be....Edward, but Teddy can work adorably for either and grows up to Ted. And of course, let's not forget the inevitable teddy bear.

Teddy Rank in US Top 1000

# 977 in the US

Teddy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 265 on Nameberry

Teddy Popularity

• 265 Nameberry 2025
• 2 Unique 2023
• 198 Unisex 2023
• 23 England 2023
• 81 Scotland 2023
• 65 Ireland 2023
• 6 Dogs 2023
• 29 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Teddy

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Teddy.

• Kit
• Freddie
• Bobby
• Jamie
• Teddy
• Toby
• Reggie
• Frankie
• Sonny
• Archie
• Benji
• Percy
• Bear
• Alfie
• Edward
• Moss
• Finch
• Chester
• Sunny
• Jem

Famous People Named Teddy

• Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt 30th President of the United States
• Edward "Teddy" Kennedy U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
• Edward Theodore "Teddy" Riley American R&B musician
• Teddy Dunn American actor
• Teddy Pendergrass American R&B singer
• Teddy Wilson American jazz pianist
• Teddy Edwards American jazz saxophonist
• Edward "Teddy" Goldsmith Anglo,French environmentalist
• John Theodore "Teddy" Geiger Jr. American singer,songwriter
• Tedy Bruschi American football player and current ESPN analyst
• Teddy Sheringham English footballer
• Teddy Bridgewater American football player for the Minnesota Vikings
• Teddy James Thomas son of Adam Thomas & Caroline Daly
• Edward "Mad Teddy" Smith associate of Ronnie and Reggie Kray

Teddy in Pop Culture

• Edward "Teddy" Remus Lupin character in the Harry Potter series.
• Theodore "Teddy" Duchamp one of the 4 main characters in the film "Stand By Me", based on the novella "The Body" by Stephen King
• Edward "Teddy" McNicholas character in Eleanor Henderson's novel "Ten Thousand Saints"
• Teddy Grant the president's youngest son in TV's "Scandal"
• Teddy Falls place in TV's "Fringe"
• Teddy bear stuffed toy
• Teddy boy British youth subculture
• Teddy Craft character in Kevin Smith's horror film "Tusk"
• Teddy Kent character in "Emily of New Moon"
• Teddy Sanders NASA director in "The Martian"
• Teddy also known as Father and Ted, a main character in "Pinstripe"
• Teddy Altman from the Young Avengers comic books
• Edward "Teddy" Todd main character in "A God in Ruins" by Kate Atkinson
• Theodore "Teddy" character from Bob's Burgers
• Theodore “Teddy” Sanders character in Neighbors, played by Zac Efron
• Teddy Price Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"