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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Ed

Used in both girl and boy records

Ed appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Ed by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDEd as a girl’s nameUS records 1892–1932
#18275girl rank1922peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDEd as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#673boy rank1959peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Ed in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl191814 uses#145018921892–193219 listed years
Boy1959696 uses#5418821880–2019139 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.