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.

Ned

#880 most common boys' name of all time · #2,021 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#880
Rank overall
#2,021 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
17,297
Since 2016
108
Peak year
1939 #312
Best rank
#242 1890
Girls Boys peak 319/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ned 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
2025 — 8 8 #8,917
2024 — 11 11 #7,261
2023 — 15 15 #5,928
2022 — 6 6 #10,874
2021 — 9 9 #8,174
2020 — 17 17 #5,238
2019 — 15 15 #5,813
2018 — 12 12 #6,707
2017 — 5 5 #12,261
2016 — 10 10 #7,616
2015 — 17 17 #5,291
2014 — 11 11 #7,053
2013 — 14 14 #5,925
2012 — 12 12 #6,629
2011 — 16 16 #5,434
2010 — 11 11 #7,089
2009 — 11 11 #7,239
2008 — 12 12 #6,769
2007 — 16 16 #5,437
2006 — 16 16 #5,306
2005 — 27 27 #3,530
2004 — 23 23 #3,860
2003 — 18 18 #4,429
2002 — 21 21 #3,910
2001 — 19 19 #4,124
2000 — 15 15 #4,789
1999 — 18 18 #3,989
1998 — 17 17 #4,022
1997 — 23 23 #3,161
1996 — 15 15 #4,194
1995 — 28 28 #2,627
1994 — 22 22 #3,111
1993 — 39 39 #2,051
1992 — 37 37 #2,086
1991 — 34 34 #2,144
1990 — 48 48 #1,685
1989 — 47 47 #1,659
1988 — 42 42 #1,673
1987 — 37 37 #1,760
1986 — 37 37 #1,695
1985 — 51 51 #1,354
1984 — 46 46 #1,399
1983 — 51 51 #1,297
1982 — 61 61 #1,179
1981 — 68 68 #1,101
1980 — 73 73 #1,056
1979 — 73 73 #1,035
1978 — 47 47 #1,326
1977 — 72 72 #1,013
1976 — 77 77 #949
1975 — 81 81 #911
1974 — 80 80 #903
1973 — 61 61 #1,038
1972 — 74 74 #933
1971 — 114 114 #767
1970 — 98 98 #818
1969 — 120 120 #715
1968 — 111 111 #714
1967 — 98 98 #743
1966 — 128 128 #655
1965 — 127 127 #658
1964 — 149 149 #638
1963 — 187 187 #580
1962 — 195 195 #564
1961 — 196 196 #561
1960 — 222 222 #532
1959 — 219 219 #531
1958 — 227 227 #513
1957 — 260 260 #486
1956 — 254 254 #475
1955 — 268 268 #454
1954 — 261 261 #447
1953 — 263 263 #438
1952 — 268 268 #424
1951 — 296 296 #395
1950 — 280 280 #404
1949 — 273 273 #406
1948 — 286 286 #402
1947 — 311 311 #390
1946 — 279 279 #391
1945 — 256 256 #376
1944 — 265 265 #371
1943 — 282 282 #366
1942 — 273 273 #368
1941 — 279 279 #347
1940 — 282 282 #339
1939 — 319 319 #312
1938 — 299 299 #317
1937 — 289 289 #317
1936 — 267 267 #336
1935 — 255 255 #345
1934 — 266 266 #333
1933 — 241 241 #348
1932 — 260 260 #341
1931 5 255 260 #342
1930 — 259 259 #355
1929 — 282 282 #329
1928 — 299 299 #324
1927 — 261 261 #361
1926 — 293 293 #340
1925 — 280 280 #352
1924 — 291 291 #345
1923 — 279 279 #352
1922 — 293 293 #346
1921 — 288 288 #355
1920 — 284 284 #348
1919 — 270 270 #343
1918 — 304 304 #327
1917 — 280 280 #325
1916 — 227 227 #358
1915 — 252 252 #333
1914 — 178 178 #351
1913 — 148 148 #337
1912 — 109 109 #369
1911 — 64 64 #341
1910 — 45 45 #392
1909 — 45 45 #349
1908 — 42 42 #351
1907 — 54 54 #288
1906 — 32 32 #379
1905 — 27 27 #411
1904 — 44 44 #292
1903 — 23 23 #415
1902 — 32 32 #350
1901 — 22 22 #400
1900 — 46 46 #307
1899 — 38 38 #284
1898 — 35 35 #324
1897 — 29 29 #348
1896 — 34 34 #324
1895 — 38 38 #291
1894 — 42 42 #273
1893 — 34 34 #299
1892 — 25 25 #381
1891 — 26 26 #335
1890 — 49 49 #242
1889 — 28 28 #335
1888 — 30 30 #335
1887 — 28 28 #313
1886 — 35 35 #290
1885 — 26 26 #335
1884 — 24 24 #361
1883 — 30 30 #299
1882 — 33 33 #302
1881 — 18 18 #396
1880 — 33 33 #289