Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ed

#719 most common boys' name of all time · #1,608 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2024

Rank among boys
#719
Rank overall
#1,608 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
26,370
Since 2016
57
Peak year
1959 #297
Best rank
#54 1882
Girls Boys peak 696/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ed is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 — 9 9 #8,318
2023 — 5 5 #12,256
2021 — 8 8 #8,829
2019 — 9 9 #8,219
2018 — 11 11 #7,140
2017 — 7 7 #9,703
2016 — 8 8 #8,819
2015 — 8 8 #8,749
2014 — 6 6 #10,727
2013 — 7 7 #9,665
2011 — 9 9 #8,088
2010 — 14 14 #6,037
2009 — 15 15 #5,801
2008 — 9 9 #8,330
2007 — 12 12 #6,631
2006 — 12 12 #6,463
2005 — 12 12 #6,230
2004 — 15 15 #5,249
2003 — 21 21 #3,976
2002 — 20 20 #4,045
2001 — 21 21 #3,842
2000 — 19 19 #4,067
1999 — 22 22 #3,481
1998 — 16 16 #4,198
1997 — 21 21 #3,352
1996 — 7 7 #7,149
1995 — 24 24 #2,924
1994 — 22 22 #3,109
1993 — 21 21 #3,141
1992 — 26 26 #2,672
1991 — 21 21 #2,991
1990 — 24 24 #2,696
1989 — 23 23 #2,694
1988 — 23 23 #2,511
1987 — 28 28 #2,116
1986 — 33 33 #1,838
1985 — 28 28 #2,022
1984 — 34 34 #1,692
1983 — 33 33 #1,713
1982 — 35 35 #1,677
1981 — 37 37 #1,602
1980 — 40 40 #1,524
1979 — 37 37 #1,571
1978 — 31 31 #1,721
1977 — 29 29 #1,781
1976 — 38 38 #1,454
1975 — 46 46 #1,259
1974 — 58 58 #1,082
1973 — 64 64 #1,006
1972 — 75 75 #921
1971 — 103 103 #791
1970 — 127 127 #727
1969 — 135 135 #676
1968 — 170 170 #580
1967 — 177 177 #564
1966 — 228 228 #501
1965 — 307 307 #439
1964 — 437 437 #379
1963 — 504 504 #343
1962 — 574 574 #327
1961 — 603 603 #320
1960 — 644 644 #308
1959 — 696 696 #297
1958 — 632 632 #299
1957 — 435 435 #369
1956 — 267 267 #463
1955 — 188 188 #539
1954 — 167 167 #569
1953 — 139 139 #616
1952 — 139 139 #594
1951 — 125 125 #629
1950 — 164 164 #521
1949 — 241 241 #432
1948 — 285 285 #404
1947 — 369 369 #354
1946 — 404 404 #322
1945 — 312 312 #338
1944 — 307 307 #341
1943 — 321 321 #343
1942 — 281 281 #360
1941 — 271 271 #355
1940 — 250 250 #362
1939 — 267 267 #343
1938 — 265 265 #341
1937 — 265 265 #332
1936 — 258 258 #340
1935 — 243 243 #352
1934 — 261 261 #338
1933 — 269 269 #328
1932 6 259 265 #343
1931 — 241 241 #360
1930 13 232 245 #373
1929 10 205 215 #406
1928 6 251 257 #368
1927 8 245 253 #375
1926 5 287 292 #341
1925 8 255 263 #373
1924 6 270 276 #365
1923 12 266 278 #365
1922 14 293 307 #345
1921 12 287 299 #356
1920 8 309 317 #330
1919 7 327 334 #301
1918 14 333 347 #302
1917 10 304 314 #304
1916 6 274 280 #315
1915 10 321 331 #274
1914 — 286 286 #255
1913 — 238 238 #246
1912 — 229 229 #228
1911 — 164 164 #190
1910 — 229 229 #140
1909 — 159 159 #157
1908 — 152 152 #155
1907 — 178 178 #133
1906 — 149 149 #138
1905 — 190 190 #111
1904 — 184 184 #114
1903 — 168 168 #117
1902 — 175 175 #110
1901 — 162 162 #103
1900 — 297 297 #87
1899 5 174 179 #101
1898 — 228 228 #90
1897 — 198 198 #90
1896 — 246 246 #81
1895 — 229 229 #84
1894 — 241 241 #81
1893 — 225 225 #80
1892 5 306 311 #66
1891 — 237 237 #70
1890 — 262 262 #70
1889 — 270 270 #71
1888 — 301 301 #68
1887 — 275 275 #62
1886 — 303 303 #63
1885 — 328 328 #54
1884 — 314 314 #60
1883 — 247 247 #64
1882 — 337 337 #54
1881 — 272 272 #61
1880 — 310 310 #55