Ned

Given to 17,297 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −18% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#8910
recorded as boys
1,653 since 2024
Babies in 2025
8
boys 8
Peak year
1890
49 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
17,297
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ned was most popular in 1890, when 49 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.44 per 1,000). In 2025, 8 babies were named Ned, ranking #8910 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.00.1250.250.3750.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1890 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ned was most popular in 1890, when 49 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.44 per 1,000). In 2025, 8 babies were named Ned, ranking #8910 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.00.1250.250.3750.51880192019602000Peak 1890

Ned was most popular in 1890, when 49 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.44 per 1,000). In 2025, 8 babies were named Ned, ranking #8910 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 8 8910
2024 <5 — 11 7257
2023 <5 — 15 5927
2022 <5 — 6 10863
2021 <5 — 9 8166
2020 <5 — 17 5235
2019 <5 — 15 5813
2018 <5 — 12 6703
2017 <5 — 5 12246
2016 <5 — 10 7605
2015 <5 — 17 5289
2014 <5 — 11 7048
2013 <5 — 14 5923
2012 <5 — 12 6626
2011 <5 — 16 5433
2010 <5 — 11 7087
2009 <5 — 11 7236
2008 <5 — 12 6763
2007 <5 — 16 5434
2006 <5 — 16 5303
2005 <5 — 27 3528
2004 <5 — 23 3860
2003 <5 — 18 4426
2002 <5 — 21 3909
2001 <5 — 19 4121
2000 <5 — 15 4785
1999 <5 — 18 3986
1998 <5 — 17 4019
1997 <5 — 23 3160
1996 <5 — 15 4185
1995 <5 — 28 2626
1994 <5 — 22 3109
1993 <5 — 39 2050
1992 <5 — 37 2085
1991 <5 — 34 2143
1990 <5 — 48 1685
1989 <5 — 47 1658
1988 <5 — 42 1671
1987 <5 — 37 1760
1986 <5 — 37 1694
1985 <5 — 51 1354
1984 <5 — 46 1399
1983 <5 — 51 1296
1982 <5 — 61 1179
1981 <5 — 68 1101
1980 <5 — 73 1055
1979 <5 — 73 1034
1978 <5 — 47 1326
1977 <5 — 72 1012
1976 <5 — 77 946
1975 <5 — 81 911
1974 <5 — 80 903
1973 <5 — 61 1037
1972 <5 — 74 929
1971 <5 — 114 767
1970 <5 — 98 818
1969 <5 — 120 715
1968 <5 — 111 713
1967 <5 — 98 742
1966 <5 — 128 655
1965 <5 — 127 658
1964 <5 — 149 637
1963 <5 — 187 578
1962 <5 — 195 564
1961 <5 — 196 561
1960 <5 — 222 531
1959 <5 — 219 531
1958 <5 — 227 513
1957 <5 — 260 486
1956 <5 — 254 475
1955 <5 — 268 454
1954 <5 — 261 447
1953 <5 — 263 438
1952 <5 — 268 424
1951 <5 — 296 395
1950 <5 — 280 404
1949 <5 — 273 406
1948 <5 — 286 402
1947 <5 — 311 390
1946 <5 — 279 391
1945 <5 — 256 376
1944 <5 — 265 371
1943 <5 — 282 365
1942 <5 — 273 368
1941 <5 — 279 347
1940 <5 — 282 339
1939 <5 — 319 312
1938 <5 — 299 317
1937 <5 — 289 317
1936 <5 — 267 336
1935 <5 — 255 345
1934 <5 — 266 333
1933 <5 — 241 348
1932 <5 — 260 341
1931 5 4331 255 342
1930 <5 — 259 354
1929 <5 — 282 329
1928 <5 — 299 324
1927 <5 — 261 361
1926 <5 — 293 340
1925 <5 — 280 352
1924 <5 — 291 345
1923 <5 — 279 352
1922 <5 — 293 345
1921 <5 — 288 355
1920 <5 — 284 348
1919 <5 — 270 343
1918 <5 — 304 327
1917 <5 — 280 324
1916 <5 — 227 358
1915 <5 — 252 333
1914 <5 — 178 350
1913 <5 — 148 337
1912 <5 — 109 369
1911 <5 — 64 340
1910 <5 — 45 391
1909 <5 — 45 348
1908 <5 — 42 349
1907 <5 — 54 286
1906 <5 — 32 378
1905 <5 — 27 410
1904 <5 — 44 288
1903 <5 — 23 411
1902 <5 — 32 348
1901 <5 — 22 399
1900 <5 — 46 307
1899 <5 — 38 281
1898 <5 — 35 324
1897 <5 — 29 346
1896 <5 — 34 323
1895 <5 — 38 289
1894 <5 — 42 271
1893 <5 — 34 299
1892 <5 — 25 380
1891 <5 — 26 333
1890 <5 — 49 237
1889 <5 — 28 332
1888 <5 — 30 330
1887 <5 — 28 311
1886 <5 — 35 288
1885 <5 — 26 332
1884 <5 — 24 360
1883 <5 — 30 298
1882 <5 — 33 298
1881 <5 — 18 395
1880 <5 — 33 286

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