Ned
Ned was the 9452nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 240th; the most babies were born in 1939 (319). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,002 places. More babies were named Ned in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,452 boys, down 4,053 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1939319 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,297babies recorded
Ned popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1931.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,452 | 8 |
| 2020 | #5,399 | 17 |
| 2010 | #7,437 | 11 |
| 2000 | #4,976 | 15 |
| 1990 | #1,694 | 48 |
| 1980 | #1,063 | 73 |
| 1970 | #822 | 98 |
| 1960 | #531 | 222 |
| 1950 | #404 | 280 |
| 1940 | #339 | 282 |
| 1930 | #354 | 259 |
| 1920 | #350 | 284 |
| 1910 | #392 | 45 |
| 1900 | #310 | 46 |
| 1890 | #240 | 49 |
| 1880 | #289 | 33 |
How popular is Ned, counting every spelling?
Ned has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ned?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ned (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ned born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ned.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ned?
About 6,300 people born in the US named Ned are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 54 and 76. That makes Ned a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ned: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ned, they share its era and feel.
Ned is also a nickname for Edward and Edmund.
Questions about the name Ned
How popular is the name Ned?
Ned was the 9452nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 240th; the most babies were born in 1939 (319). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,002 places. More babies were named Ned in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ned a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ned in the US.