Is Ned a boy or girl name?
Ned is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 11 boys were named Ned, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 17,289 US babies named Ned were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,567
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ned since 1880
- 17,289
- Most popular year
- 1939
- 319 babies
Boys and girls named Ned, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 285 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 350 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 367 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,877 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,850 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 2,710 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1940s | 2,786 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,596 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,533 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 777 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 513 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 281 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 178 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,567 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,131 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,869 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,630 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,396 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | #6,018 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,997 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,661 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,977 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,450 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,393 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,146 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,911 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,598 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,437 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,556 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #7,070 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,616 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,462 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,587 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,965 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,566 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 21 | #4,005 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,240 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,976 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,106 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,139 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,236 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,329 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,183 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 48 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 46 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 68 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 73 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 72 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 77 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 81 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 80 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 61 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 74 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 114 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 98 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 120 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 111 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 98 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 128 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 127 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 149 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 187 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 195 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 196 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 222 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 219 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 227 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 260 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 254 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 268 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 261 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 263 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 268 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 296 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 280 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 273 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 286 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 311 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 279 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 256 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 265 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 282 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 273 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 279 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 282 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 319 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 299 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 289 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 267 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 255 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 266 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 241 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 260 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 255 | #343 | 5 | #4,792 |
| 1930 | 259 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 282 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 299 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 261 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 293 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 280 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 291 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 279 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 293 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 288 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 284 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 270 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 304 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 280 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 227 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 252 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 178 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 148 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 109 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 64 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 45 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 45 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 42 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 54 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 32 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 27 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 44 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 23 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 32 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 22 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 46 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 38 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 35 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 29 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 34 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 38 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 42 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 34 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 25 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 26 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 49 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 28 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 30 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 28 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 35 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 26 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 24 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 30 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 33 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 18 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 33 | #289 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ned reached #240 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #4,792 in 1931. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ned
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.