first name
ED
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 30,006 people named Ed, 77.4% reported their origin as White, 9.1% as Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% as Black. 99.4% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Ed peaked in 1959, when 696 babies got the name.
At least 26,370 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero.
Ed by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1880s, when it ranked #163. The largest share of babies named Ed, 26.6%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Ed is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Ed has been most common in Mississippi (3.9×), Alabama (3.1×), and Arkansas (2.6×), and least common in Massachusetts (0.13×).
15,449 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Ed
Spelled almost the same
7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ed, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Ed ranks #62,198 of 156,621, with 348 people. See Ed as a last name
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