Teddy
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given names Edward and Theodore, or of their diminutives Ted and Tedd. From Ted + -y.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Teddy (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Teddy has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | 13 |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | 11 |
| 2003 | – | 12 |
| 2004 | – | 15 |
| 2005 | – | 16 |
| 2006 | – | 15 |
| 2007 | – | 9 |
| 2008 | – | 10 |
| 2009 | – | 11 |
| 2010 | – | 9 |
| 2011 | – | 9 |
| 2012 | – | 9 |
| 2013 | – | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 12 |
| 2015 | – | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017 | – | 11 |
| 2018 | – | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 16 |
| 2022 | 5 | 17 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 390 |
| 2000 | – | 406 |
| 2001 | – | 416 |
| 2002 | – | 425 |
| 2003 | – | 443 |
| 2004 | – | 455 |
| 2005 | – | 471 |
| 2006 | – | 483 |
| 2007 | – | 494 |
| 2008 | – | 503 |
| 2009 | 10 | 518 |
| 2010 | 10 | 525 |
| 2011 | 11 | 535 |
| 2012 | 10 | 542 |
| 2013 | 12 | 549 |
| 2014 | 15 | 560 |
| 2015 | 15 | 565 |
| 2016 | 16 | 576 |
| 2017 | 17 | 585 |
| 2018 | 18 | 593 |
| 2019 | 22 | 600 |
| 2020 | 26 | 608 |
Teddy in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Teddy.Hi! My name is Teddy.
- Teddy bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Teddy lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Teddy kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Teddy is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Teddys mamma är lärare.Teddy's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Teddys mamma is Teddy's mum.
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Questions about Teddy
How do you pronounce Teddy in Swedish?
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What does the name Teddy mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given names Edward and Theodore, or of their diminutives Ted and Tedd. From Ted + -y.
How popular is Teddy in Sweden?
22 babies were named Teddy in 2022. In 2020, 634 people in Sweden had Teddy as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.