# Ned (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ned/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɛd/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 17,297 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 17,292 / 5 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,661, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From rebracketing of the phrase mine Ed to my Ned.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 5 | 4,792 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 5,598 |
| 2012 | 12 | 6,913 |
| 2013 | 14 | 6,147 |
| 2014 | 11 | 7,395 |
| 2015 | 17 | 5,450 |
| 2016 | 10 | 7,979 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13,665 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6,997 |
| 2019 | 15 | 6,021 |
| 2020 | 17 | 5,399 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8,635 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11,876 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6,136 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7,604 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9,452 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 64 | 546 |
| 2012 | 68 | 538 |
| 2013 | 64 | 560 |
| 2014 | 63 | 566 |
| 2015 | 64 | 577 |
| 2016 | 63 | 580 |
| 2017 | 71 | 546 |
| 2018 | 80 | 492 |
| 2019 | 72 | 526 |
| 2020 | 50 | 679 |
| 2021 | 64 | 592 |
| 2022 | 64 | 585 |
| 2023 | 44 | 754 |
| 2024 | 37 | 857 |
| 2025 | 47 | 735 |

## People named Ned

- Ned Beatty, American actor (1937–2021)
- Ned Kelly, Australian bushranger (1854–1880)
- Ned Zelic, Australian association football player
- Ned Luke, American actor (born 1958)
- Ned Rorem, American composer and diarist (1923–2022)
- Ned Block, American philosopher and academic
- Ned Vizzini, American writer (1981–2013)
- Ned Bellamy, American actor
- Ned Eisenberg, American actor (1957–2022)
- Ned Glass, American actor (1906-1984)
- Ned Jarrett, American racecar driver and commentator (1932–2026)
- Ned Sparks, actor (1883-1957)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.