Recorded 1916–1956 Unisex name Peak 1918 65 births

Neddie — unisex name

65 babies named Neddie in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s321930s51940s71950s6
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Neddie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Neddie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neddie

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Neddie between 1916 and 1956, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neddie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Neddie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 32 additional births since 1941.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neddie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Neddie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neddie 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 65 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.

Neddie at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

65

Since 1916

41 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1916

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1956

Neddie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1916

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
45678910 1956194619381926192419231922192019181916 6

Neddie popularity over time — boys

32 total births recorded since 1941 (Neddie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 32 births
4681012 19581953195119481941 5

Neddie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 49% of Neddie's all-time total
1910s151920s321930s51940s71950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neddie?
65 babies have been named Neddie since 1916. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
When was Neddie most popular?
Neddie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Is Neddie a unisex name?
Yes, Neddie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 65 births, and as a boy's name it has 32 births.
How long has the name Neddie been used?
Neddie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 41 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Neddie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nedra, Neda, Nedda, Nedia, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–1956 (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.