Teddy
Teddy is a male given name: 96% of people named Teddy are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 11 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 96% male / 4% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Denmark, France
- US births since 1880
- 32,092 male / 1,457 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Teddy
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Teddy," in English, "Guten Tag Teddy," in German. Teddy is a male given name: about 96% of people named Teddy are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Teddy,
German
Guten Tag Teddy,
French
Bonjour Teddy,
Spanish
Estimado/a Teddy:
Chinese
Teddy您好：
Japanese
Teddy様
English
Hi Teddy,
German
Hi Teddy,
French
Salut Teddy,
Spanish
Hola Teddy,
Chinese
Teddy你好：
Japanese
Teddyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 96% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Israel | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
32,092 male · 1,457 female · 33,549 births recorded
Since 1980: 95% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Teddy a male or female name?
Teddy is a male given name: 96% of people named Teddy are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Teddy in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Teddy," in English, "Guten Tag Teddy," in German. Teddy is a male given name: about 96% of people named Teddy are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Teddy a unisex name?
Teddy is not a unisex name: 96% of people named Teddy are men. Teddy leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Teddy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/teddy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_teddy,
title = {Is Teddy a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/teddy},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}