Recorded 1889–1941 Boys' name Peak 1924 72 births

Fed — boys' name

72 babies named Fed in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61910s221920s241930s151940s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Fed was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

8 babies were named Fed in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fed

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Fed between 1889 and 1941, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fed currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fed performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fed shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fed in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fed at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

72

Since 1889

53 years of records

Peak year

1924

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1889

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1941

Fed popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1889

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1924)
8
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Fed by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 33% of Fed's all-time total
1880s61910s221920s241930s151940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fed?
72 babies have been named Fed since 1889. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1924 with 8 births.
When was Fed most popular?
Fed was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Fed been used?
Fed has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 53 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Fed?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Federico, Fedor, Federick, Fedrick, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–1941 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.