Unisex name · since 1916

Neddie

Neddie has 65 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#31,993 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade

Neddie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 65 recorded since 1916.

Neddie has 65 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1956.

  • #31,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 65 born since 1916
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neddie ranks #31,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.

#31,993 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Neddie's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Neddie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Neddie splits its recorded history at 1924: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Neddie popularity over time - girls

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

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
45678910 1916191819201922192319241926193819461956 6

Neddie popularity over time - boys

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

Unisex variant - 32 births
4681012 19411948195119531958 5

Neddie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 49% of the file).

1920s was Neddie's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Neddie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neddie? ▼
Since 1916, Social Security records show 65 babies named Neddie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,993 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1956. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 9 births.
Where does Neddie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neddie ranks #31,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Neddie since 1916 -- 41 years through the most recent 1956 data.
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.

What to do with Neddie's data

  • Neddie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Neddie

Nearby Names Like Neddie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Neddie

Nedra Girl
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Neda Girl
#7150 2,189 births
Nedda Girl
108 births
Nedia Girl
55 births
Nedenia Girl
9 births

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Bronnie
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Floetta
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Ruble
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Neddie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Neddie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.