Ed Name Popularity

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How popular is Ed?

The rare name Ed was the 7,207th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Ed, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #54 for the first time in 1882 and as recently as 1885.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1959 with 696 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Ed was less than 5, most recently in 2012.

Approximately during the years 1911-1915, 1942-1946, and 1953-1958, the name Ed took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1947-1951, 1964-1977, 1992-1995, and 2003-2007 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Ed popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

Ed's popularity has been moving downward for some time. however, the number of children named Ed lately has risen.

The name Ed is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Ed has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Ed (Girl)		Ed (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	11	7,207
2017		< 5	--	7	9,947
2016		< 5	--	8	9,063
2015		< 5	--	8	8,956
2014		< 5	--	6	11,091
2013		< 5	--	7	9,933
2012		< 5	--	< 5	--
2011		< 5	--	9	8,247
2010		< 5	--	14	6,127
2009		< 5	--	15	5,883
2008		< 5	--	9	8,489
2007		< 5	--	12	6,749
2006		< 5	--	12	6,577
2005		< 5	--	12	6,330
2004		< 5	--	15	5,318
2003		< 5	--	21	4,017
2002		< 5	--	20	4,074
2001		< 5	--	21	3,878
2000		< 5	--	19	4,100
1999		< 5	--	22	3,508
1998		< 5	--	16	4,264
1997		< 5	--	21	3,380
1996		< 5	--	7	7,361
1995		< 5	--	24	2,952
1994		< 5	--	22	3,142
1993		< 5	--	21	3,174
1992		< 5	--	26	2,695
1991		< 5	--	21	3,028
1990		< 5	--	24	2,720
1989		< 5	--	23	2,716
1988		< 5	--	23	2,539
1987		< 5	--	28	2,131
1986		< 5	--	33	1,850
1985		< 5	--	28	2,034
1984		< 5	--	34	1,700
1983		< 5	--	32	1,760
1982		< 5	--	35	1,682
1981		< 5	--	37	1,609
1980		< 5	--	40	1,529
1979		< 5	--	37	1,578
1978		< 5	--	31	1,733
1977		< 5	--	29	1,798
1976		< 5	--	38	1,457
1975		< 5	--	46	1,261
1974		< 5	--	58	1,087
1973		< 5	--	64	1,007
1972		< 5	--	75	921
1971		< 5	--	103	793
1970		< 5	--	127	731
1969		< 5	--	135	678
1968		< 5	--	170	581
1967		< 5	--	177	563
1966		< 5	--	228	502
1965		< 5	--	307	441
1964		< 5	--	437	379
1963		< 5	--	505	343
1962		< 5	--	574	327
1961		< 5	--	604	321
1960		< 5	--	644	308
1959		< 5	--	696	297
1958		< 5	--	633	298
1957		< 5	--	434	369
1956		< 5	--	266	464
1955		< 5	--	189	535
1954		< 5	--	167	570
1953		< 5	--	139	617
1952		< 5	--	139	595
1951		< 5	--	125	631
1950		< 5	--	164	524
1949		< 5	--	241	432
1948		< 5	--	285	404
1947		< 5	--	369	354
1946		< 5	--	404	322
1945		< 5	--	312	338
1944		< 5	--	307	342
1943		< 5	--	321	344
1942		< 5	--	281	360
1941		< 5	--	271	355
1940		< 5	--	251	362
1939		< 5	--	267	343
1938		< 5	--	265	340
1937		< 5	--	264	333
1936		< 5	--	257	340
1935		< 5	--	243	352
1934		< 5	--	261	338
1933		< 5	--	269	328
1932		6	4,030	259	343
1931		< 5	--	241	360
1930		13	2,458	232	373
1929		10	2,983	205	407
1928		6	4,325	251	369
1927		8	3,631	245	375
1926		5	5,046	288	341
1925		8	3,768	255	373
1924		6	4,620	270	365
1923		12	2,774	266	365
1922		14	2,518	293	345
1921		12	2,818	287	356
1920		8	3,707	309	331
1919		7	3,945	327	303
1918		14	2,415	333	303
1917		10	2,942	304	304
1916		6	4,056	274	316
1915		10	2,749	321	274
1914		< 5	--	286	256
1913		< 5	--	238	246
1912		< 5	--	229	228
1911		< 5	--	164	190
1910		< 5	--	229	140
1909		< 5	--	159	157
1908		< 5	--	152	156
1907		< 5	--	178	133
1906		< 5	--	149	138
1905		< 5	--	190	111
1904		< 5	--	184	114
1903		< 5	--	168	117
1902		< 5	--	175	109
1901		< 5	--	162	103
1900		< 5	--	297	87
1899		5	1,666	174	101
1898		< 5	--	228	89
1897		< 5	--	198	90
1896		< 5	--	246	81
1895		< 5	--	229	84
1894		< 5	--	241	81
1893		< 5	--	225	80
1892		5	1,511	306	66
1891		< 5	--	237	70
1890		< 5	--	262	70
1889		< 5	--	270	71
1888		< 5	--	301	68
1887		< 5	--	275	62
1886		< 5	--	303	63
1885		< 5	--	328	54
1884		< 5	--	314	60
1883		< 5	--	247	64
1882		< 5	--	337	54
1881		< 5	--	272	61
1880		< 5	--	310	55

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.