Given name
Teddie
“a wealthy protector”·“God”·“gift”
In English use, Teddie is a diminutive of Edward. One English interpretation is “a wealthy protector.” In English use, Teddie is a diminutive of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Teddie is a diminutive of Edward. One English interpretation is “a wealthy protector.” In English use, Teddie is a diminutive of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.” Teddie is a variant of Theodora. In Greek use, Theodora carries the interpretation “gift of God.” Teddie is a variant of Ted. In English use, Ted carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Teddie is a diminutive of Edward. An origin associated with Edward is Old English. In English use, Teddie is a diminutive of Theodore. Theodore reached English through French from the Greek name Theodoros.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Teddie is a diminutive of Edward. In English usage, Teddie is a diminutive of Theodore. In English use, Teddie is a diminutive of Theodore. The shared background comes through Theodore: Theodore’s Greek elements are theos, meaning “god,” and doron, meaning “gift.” French forms provided the route into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Teddie is a diminutive of Theodore. The history of Theodore gives this family its wider story. Theodore was popular among early Christians and was borne by several saints. That religious history helps explain the name’s spread into different European forms.
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Teddie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,539
- 1,458 boys · 1,081 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #3,826 for girls · #10,563 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +137%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,826 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 106.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,330 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Teddie’s family of names
In English usage, Teddie is a diminutive of Edward. Teddie has a related form in Ted. In English usage, Teddie is a diminutive of Theodore.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Teddie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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