Teddy vs Temperance

Teddy and Temperancecompared 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, Teddy was ranked #5891 and Temperance #3695 among girls in England and Wales.

Teddy and Temperance over time

Teddy and Temperance appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Teddy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Temperance in 0.

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

Temperance reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Teddy 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
Teddy and Temperance changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2013 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #3695.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Teddy #1798 in 2014, Temperance #1639 in 2013.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024
Teddy held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Temperance in 3.
Highest recorded here: Teddy #1798 in 2014, Temperance #1639 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Teddy #5891, Temperance #3695.

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 Teddy, Temperance
Field	Teddy	Temperance
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	female
Meaning	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.	Not yet recorded
Origin	English, diminutive form	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈtɛdi/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	4
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	GB-ENW
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #69 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	64/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Teddy has a recorded origin (English, diminutive form); Temperance does not have one recorded yet.
Teddy has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Temperance.
A meaning is recorded for Teddy; Temperance doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

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

Temperance

Popularity journey

First recorded2006
First recorded at #4157 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2006–2024
Highest recorded position: #1596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 2006–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls