Total births
16
Boys' name · since 1939
Neddy
Neddy has 16 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1939–1948
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
16 boys have been named Neddy since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Neddy has 16 recorded births among boys since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1948.
- 16 total births
- 1939–1948 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
16 boys have been named Neddy since 1939, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1948.
- 16
- total births
- 1939–1948
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Neddy was born in this single decade.
1948
Single peak year
6 babies were named Neddy in 1948 - its busiest year on record.
Neddy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neddy's full recorded timeline at 1947, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neddy at a glance
Last recorded 1948Peak year
1948
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1939
Neddy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1948
- Peak year (1948)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Neddy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Neddy's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Neddy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Neddy? ▼
Since 1939, Social Security records show 16 babies named Neddy. The most recent recorded year was 1948. Its busiest year on record was 1948, with 6 births.
When was Neddy most popular? ▼
Neddy was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Neddy been used? ▼
Records for Neddy go back to 1939, giving 10 years of history through 1948.
What names are similar to Neddy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ned, Nedim, Nedal, Neddie, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Neddy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1939–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Neddy: Baby Name Since 1939 - 16 Births, Peak 1948." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/neddy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Neddy 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 June 2026.