Recorded 1939–1948 Boys' name Peak 1948 16 births

Neddy — boys' name

16 babies named Neddy in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s11
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.

What the Data Says About Neddy

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Neddy between 1939 and 1948, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neddy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neddy performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neddy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neddy 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 16 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.

Neddy at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

16

Since 1939

10 years of records

Peak year

1948

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1939

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1948

Neddy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1939

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1948)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 194819471939 5

Neddy by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 69% of Neddy's all-time total
1930s51940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neddy?
16 babies have been named Neddy since 1939. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year 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?
Neddy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 10 years of data 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.

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, 1939–1948 (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.