Reginald vs Teddie
Reginald and Teddiecompared 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, Reginald was ranked #239 and Teddie #290 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Reginald was ranked #829 and Teddie #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Reginald and Teddie over time
Reginald and Teddie appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Reginald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Teddie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Reginald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Teddie 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
Reginald and Teddie changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #239 and #290.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Reginald #224 in 2020, Teddie #228 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Reginald held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Teddie in 9.
Highest recorded here: Reginald #224 in 2020, Teddie #228 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Reginald #239, Teddie #290.
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 | Reginald | Teddie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Reginald has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Teddie.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Reginald
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1954
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1954).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Teddie
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2022 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #228 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys