Teddy-Jay
Boy · TED-ee-JAY · Old English
Teddy-Jay is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “rich guardian or gift of God + jay (the bird)”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Teddy-Jay mean?
Old English: Teddy + Jay
“rich guardian or gift of God + jay (the bird)”
Joins Teddy (Old English, “rich guardian or gift of God”) and Jay (English, “jay (the bird)”).
- Say it
- TED-ee-JAY
Meanings borrowed from Teddy and Jay.
Is Teddy-Jay a girl's or a boy's name?
Teddy-Jay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Teddy-Jay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 92% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Teddy-Jay, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Teddy-Jay of any year since it first appeared, in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Teddy-Jay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Teddy-Jay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
Names like Teddy-Jay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teddy Rory Theodore Brody Rowan Tommy Oakley Cillian Finn Cassian Tobias Ronan
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Alfie Edward Waylon Alfred Audrey Edith Wilfred Ozzy Edie Eddie Edwin Ted Teddie Eduardo Edgar Alden