Boy or Girl

Is Ed a boy or girl name?

Ed was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 26,372 US babies named Ed were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#8,475
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Ed since 1880
26,372
Most popular year
1959
696 babies
Babies named Ed each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Ed from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Ed, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s2,95700%
1890s2,346100.4%
1900s1,81400%
1910s2,705471.7%
1920s2,668893.2%
1930s2,560190.7%
1940s3,04200%
1950s2,95200%
1960s3,78000%
1970s60800%
1980s31400%
1990s20400%
2000s15600%
2010s7900%
2020s2200%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20249#8,4750–
20235#12,7330–
20220–0–
20218#9,0520–
20200–0–
20199#8,3860–
201811#7,2580–
20177#9,9760–
20168#9,0750–
20158#8,9720–
20146#11,1070–
20137#9,9440–
20120–0–
20119#8,2580–
201014#6,1330–
200915#5,8860–
20089#8,4920–
200712#6,7510–
200612#6,5780–
200512#6,3360–
200415#5,3210–
200321#4,0180–
200220#4,0780–
200121#3,8810–
200019#4,1020–
199922#3,5090–
199816#4,2650–
199721#3,3800–
19967#7,3620–
199524#2,9520–
199422#3,1420–
199321#3,1760–
199226#2,6950–
199121#3,0290–
199024#2,7200–
198923#2,7170–
198823#2,5370–
198728#2,1330–
198633#1,8510–
198528#2,0330–
198434#1,7020–
198333#1,7230–
198235#1,6810–
198137#1,6110–
198040#1,5290–
197937#1,5790–
197831#1,7330–
197729#1,7970–
197638#1,4580–
197546#1,2630–
197458#1,0870–
197364#1,0080–
197275#9220–
1971103#7910–
1970127#7300–
1969135#6770–
1968170#5800–
1967177#5640–
1966228#5010–
1965307#4410–
1964437#3790–
1963504#3430–
1962574#3270–
1961604#3210–
1960644#3080–
1959696#2970–
1958632#2990–
1957435#3690–
1956267#4630–
1955188#5400–
1954167#5700–
1953139#6170–
1952139#5950–
1951125#6300–
1950164#5210–
1949241#4320–
1948285#4040–
1947369#3540–
1946404#3220–
1945312#3380–
1944307#3410–
1943321#3430–
1942281#3600–
1941271#3550–
1940251#3620–
1939267#3430–
1938265#3400–
1937265#3320–
1936258#3400–
1935243#3520–
1934261#3380–
1933269#3280–
1932259#3436#4,029
1931241#3600–
1930232#37313#2,457
1929205#40710#2,984
1928251#3696#4,325
1927245#3758#3,631
1926287#3415#5,045
1925255#3738#3,768
1924270#3656#4,620
1923266#36512#2,773
1922293#34514#2,521
1921287#35612#2,818
1920309#3318#3,707
1919327#3027#3,944
1918333#30314#2,414
1917304#30410#2,942
1916274#3166#4,056
1915321#27410#2,749
1914286#2560–
1913238#2460–
1912229#2280–
1911164#1900–
1910229#1400–
1909159#1570–
1908152#1560–
1907178#1330–
1906149#1380–
1905190#1110–
1904184#1140–
1903168#1170–
1902175#1090–
1901162#1030–
1900297#870–
1899174#1015#1,666
1898228#890–
1897198#900–
1896246#810–
1895229#840–
1894241#810–
1893225#800–
1892306#665#1,511
1891237#700–
1890262#700–
1889270#710–
1888301#680–
1887275#620–
1886303#630–
1885328#540–
1884314#600–
1883247#640–
1882337#540–
1881272#610–
1880310#550–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Ed reached #54 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #1,511 in 1892. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Ed

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.