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Teddy Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Teddy?

The uncommon name Teddy was the 1,647th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Teddy, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #240 was reached in 1933.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1949 with 613 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Teddy was less than 5, most recently in 1899.

Teddy, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1902-1905, 1908-1918, and 1925-1928.

Where is the name Teddy popularity headed?

Teddy's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Teddy has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. however, the number of children named Teddy lately has risen.

The name Teddy is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Teddy (Girl)Teddy (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 18 6,707 98 1,647
2017 12 9,260 96 1,654
2016 14 8,333 84 1,803
2015 9 11,728 91 1,714
2014 19 6,667 72 1,994
2013 10 10,916 65 2,085
2012 7 14,833 63 2,149
2011 12 9,664 69 1,994
2010 < 5 -- 69 2,003
2009 < 5 -- 80 1,849
2008 < 5 -- 73 1,966
2007 5 20,283 73 1,942
2006 < 5 -- 78 1,785
2005 6 16,259 77 1,737
2004 5 18,568 68 1,831
2003 < 5 -- 79 1,610
2002 5 17,861 76 1,607
2001 8 11,952 86 1,450
2000 < 5 -- 89 1,407
1999 6 14,266 96 1,282
1998 6 13,954 91 1,318
1997 11 8,295 116 1,094
1996 11 8,088 129 978
1995 16 5,923 95 1,191
1994 12 7,564 120 1,015
1993 13 7,011 121 987
1992 9 9,430 127 954
1991 7 11,406 151 852
1990 < 5 -- 165 792
1989 11 7,407 163 780
1988 9 8,330 199 671
1987 13 5,904 185 674
1986 8 8,453 187 655
1985 5 12,321 149 724
1984 9 7,353 160 686
1983 < 5 -- 195 613
1982 < 5 -- 220 581
1981 < 5 -- 241 544
1980 < 5 -- 251 542
1979 9 7,264 291 486
1978 5 11,315 244 528
1977 6 9,537 287 477
1976 < 5 -- 289 461
1975 10 5,950 276 484
1974 5 10,092 271 485
1973 < 5 -- 269 481
1972 8 6,495 334 434
1971 8 6,566 371 416
1970 7 6,988 377 422
1969 8 5,926 448 371
1968 8 5,595 470 358
1967 10 4,587 451 352
1966 9 4,827 512 334
1965 8 5,243 524 329
1964 10 4,604 556 332
1963 8 5,250 546 336
1962 12 3,990 570 330
1961 13 3,770 612 318
1960 14 3,497 590 321
1959 15 3,245 575 324
1958 21 2,575 566 324
1957 26 2,215 566 323
1956 14 3,307 562 313
1955 23 2,335 486 337
1954 20 2,514 474 331
1953 20 2,426 535 309
1952 22 2,262 540 309
1951 33 1,695 561 289
1950 27 1,867 549 289
1949 24 2,007 613 264
1948 32 1,664 538 296
1947 35 1,626 509 307
1946 25 1,855 552 274
1945 45 1,184 471 276
1944 33 1,430 504 265
1943 58 1,061 504 269
1942 37 1,344 516 261
1941 23 1,688 484 253
1940 28 1,469 450 263
1939 23 1,629 421 265
1938 33 1,286 449 256
1937 27 1,446 434 259
1936 27 1,440 431 259
1935 20 1,772 415 266
1934 19 1,830 457 253
1933 23 1,597 475 240
1932 25 1,565 462 252
1931 19 1,864 424 265
1930 13 2,542 417 278
1929 24 1,637 378 286
1928 15 2,370 388 285
1927 21 1,928 312 324
1926 25 1,715 311 324
1925 18 2,182 262 367
1924 15 2,502 292 345
1923 19 2,080 277 357
1922 10 3,349 233 394
1921 7 4,408 275 363
1920 7 4,343 238 387
1919 18 2,053 239 375
1918 11 3,005 260 362
1917 6 4,536 182 419
1916 7 3,880 146 476
1915 5 4,881 132 486
1914 < 5 -- 80 561
1913 9 2,315 37 787
1912 6 2,936 55 544
1911 8 1,941 21 703
1910 < 5 -- 23 619
1909 < 5 -- 16 709
1908 7 1,837 12 819
1907 < 5 -- 20 555
1906 8 1,544 17 584
1905 5 2,201 21 505
1904 < 5 -- 17 562
1903 < 5 -- 14 615
1902 < 5 -- 11 735
1901 < 5 -- 15 530
1900 < 5 -- 16 646
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- 5 1,275
1897 < 5 -- 7 934
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- 6 986
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.