Ed

Given to 26,370 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1885

328 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

26,370

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ed was most popular in 1885, when 328 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.0 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Ed in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	9	8312
2023	<5	—	5	12239
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	8	8825
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	9	8215
2018	<5	—	11	7136
2017	<5	—	7	9696
2016	<5	—	8	8816
2015	<5	—	8	8744
2014	<5	—	6	10717
2013	<5	—	7	9655
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	9	8079
2010	<5	—	14	6036
2009	<5	—	15	5800
2008	<5	—	9	8324
2007	<5	—	12	6622
2006	<5	—	12	6460
2005	<5	—	12	6226
2004	<5	—	15	5246
2003	<5	—	21	3976
2002	<5	—	20	4044
2001	<5	—	21	3842
2000	<5	—	19	4066
1999	<5	—	22	3480
1998	<5	—	16	4197
1997	<5	—	21	3351
1996	<5	—	7	7136
1995	<5	—	24	2923
1994	<5	—	22	3109
1993	<5	—	21	3141
1992	<5	—	26	2670
1991	<5	—	21	2989
1990	<5	—	24	2695
1989	<5	—	23	2690
1988	<5	—	23	2509
1987	<5	—	28	2115
1986	<5	—	33	1837
1985	<5	—	28	2019
1984	<5	—	34	1690
1983	<5	—	33	1711
1982	<5	—	35	1677
1981	<5	—	37	1602
1980	<5	—	40	1524
1979	<5	—	37	1570
1978	<5	—	31	1718
1977	<5	—	29	1780
1976	<5	—	38	1453
1975	<5	—	46	1258
1974	<5	—	58	1082
1973	<5	—	64	1006
1972	<5	—	75	921
1971	<5	—	103	791
1970	<5	—	127	727
1969	<5	—	135	676
1968	<5	—	170	580
1967	<5	—	177	564
1966	<5	—	228	501
1965	<5	—	307	439
1964	<5	—	437	379
1963	<5	—	504	343
1962	<5	—	574	327
1961	<5	—	603	320
1960	<5	—	644	308
1959	<5	—	696	297
1958	<5	—	632	299
1957	<5	—	435	369
1956	<5	—	267	463
1955	<5	—	188	539
1954	<5	—	167	569
1953	<5	—	139	616
1952	<5	—	139	594
1951	<5	—	125	628
1950	<5	—	164	521
1949	<5	—	241	432
1948	<5	—	285	404
1947	<5	—	369	354
1946	<5	—	404	322
1945	<5	—	312	338
1944	<5	—	307	341
1943	<5	—	321	343
1942	<5	—	281	360
1941	<5	—	271	355
1940	<5	—	250	362
1939	<5	—	267	343
1938	<5	—	265	340
1937	<5	—	265	332
1936	<5	—	258	340
1935	<5	—	243	352
1934	<5	—	261	338
1933	<5	—	269	327
1932	6	3901	259	343
1931	<5	—	241	360
1930	13	2425	232	373
1929	10	2921	205	406
1928	6	4195	251	368
1927	8	3561	245	374
1926	5	4851	287	341
1925	8	3664	255	373
1924	6	4434	270	365
1923	12	2732	266	365
1922	14	2479	293	345
1921	12	2762	287	356
1920	8	3598	309	330
1919	7	3817	327	301
1918	14	2376	333	302
1917	10	2879	304	304
1916	6	3919	274	315
1915	10	2688	321	274
1914	<5	—	286	255
1913	<5	—	238	246
1912	<5	—	229	228
1911	<5	—	164	190
1910	<5	—	229	140
1909	<5	—	159	157
1908	<5	—	152	155
1907	<5	—	178	133
1906	<5	—	149	138
1905	<5	—	190	111
1904	<5	—	184	114
1903	<5	—	168	117
1902	<5	—	175	109
1901	<5	—	162	102
1900	<5	—	297	87
1899	5	1596	174	101
1898	<5	—	228	89
1897	<5	—	198	90
1896	<5	—	246	81
1895	<5	—	229	84
1894	<5	—	241	81
1893	<5	—	225	80
1892	5	1450	306	66
1891	<5	—	237	70
1890	<5	—	262	70
1889	<5	—	270	71
1888	<5	—	301	68
1887	<5	—	275	62
1886	<5	—	303	63
1885	<5	—	328	54
1884	<5	—	314	60
1883	<5	—	247	64
1882	<5	—	337	54
1881	<5	—	272	61
1880	<5	—	310	55