What is Teddy short for?
Teddy is short for Theodore and Edward. In 2025, 301 boys and 56 girls in the United States were given Teddy as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Teddy
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Theodore Greek origin
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Teddy from Theodore: warm and beloved.
7 girls and 13,355 boys named Theodore in 2025