Naba vs Teddy

Naba 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 · Girls
In 2024, Naba was ranked #3015 and Teddy #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Naba and Teddy over time

Naba and Teddy appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Teddy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Naba in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Teddy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Naba in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Naba and Teddy changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2013 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #5891.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2024
Naba held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Teddy in 7.
Highest recorded here: Naba #1685 in 2022, Teddy #1798 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Naba #3015, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Teddy

Pairs where Teddy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Archie vs Teddy
Archie and Teddy both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Archie · Teddy · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Teddy
Arlo and Teddy both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Teddy · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arthur vs Teddy
Arthur and Teddy both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Teddy · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Naba, Teddy
Field	Naba	Teddy
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	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	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #69 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Teddy has a recorded origin (English, diminutive form); Naba does not have one recorded yet.
Naba and Teddy both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Teddy; Naba doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Naba

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #1685 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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