Teddy vs Violetta
Teddy and Violettacompared 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 2025, Teddy was ranked #3333 and Violetta #4867 among girls in England and Wales.
Teddy and Violetta over time
Teddy and Violetta appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Teddy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Violetta 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.
Violetta 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 Violetta changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2013 and 2025, ending at #3333 and #4867.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Teddy #1798 in 2014, Violetta #2313 in 2013.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2025
Teddy held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Violetta in 4.
Highest recorded here: Teddy #1798 in 2014, Violetta #2313 in 2013.
The order changed in 2025: Teddy moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #5891 and #3695; by 2025 that had become #3333 and #4867.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Teddy #3333, Violetta #4867.
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 | Teddy | Violetta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 | England and Wales · Boys #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4867 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Teddy has a recorded origin (English, diminutive form); Violetta does not have one recorded yet.
- Teddy has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Violetta.
- A meaning is recorded for Teddy; Violetta 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Violetta
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #5201 among girls in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2025
Highest recorded position: #2313 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2007–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls