Dallas vs Teddy
Dallas and Teddycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dallas was ranked #2263 and Teddy #29 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Dallas was ranked #2771 and Teddy #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Dallas and Teddy over time
Dallas and Teddy appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Teddy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dallas in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Dallas #1548 in 2020, Teddy #20 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2024
Dallas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Teddy in 26.
Highest recorded here: Dallas #1548 in 2020, Teddy #20 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dallas #2263, Teddy #29.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2024
Dallas held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Teddy in 9.
Highest recorded here: Dallas #2615 in 2020, Teddy #1798 in 2014.
The order changed in 2024: Dallas moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2673 and #2673; by 2024 that had become #2771 and #5891.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dallas #2771, Teddy #5891.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Dallas | Teddy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive form, not carrying independent meaning of its own — confirmed as a diminutive of both Edward ('rich guard') and Theodore ('gift of god'), two etymologically unrelated full names, so the meaning depends entirely on which name a given bearer is short for. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English, diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈtɛdi/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #69 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Teddy has a recorded origin (English, diminutive form); Dallas does not have one recorded yet.
- Dallas and Teddy both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Teddy; Dallas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Dallas
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2019–2025
Highest recorded position: #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2019–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Teddy
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys