Teddy-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TED-ee-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,162 for boys
Teddy-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “rich guardian or gift of God + supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies).
What does Teddy-James mean?
Modern: blend of Teddy and James
“rich guardian or gift of God + supplanter”
Combines Teddy, a pet form of Edward or Theodore, with James, the English form of the Hebrew name Jacob.
Is Teddy-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Teddy-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Teddy-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,162nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Teddy-James, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 32 boys.
Half of all the boys named Teddy-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.
Teddy-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,162 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
Nicknames for Teddy-James
Names like Teddy-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobias, Theodore, Elias, Teddy, Myles, Tommy, Rory, Rowan, Elijah, Brody, Cillian, Theo
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Teddy-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/teddy-james, updated 20 October 2026.