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.

#30,936 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1939
1940s
peak 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.

  • #30,936 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1939
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neddy ranks #30,936 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1939, peaking in the 1940s.

#30,936 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1939
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Neddy's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

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 popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1948)
6
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 193919471948 6

Neddy by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neddy? ▼
Since 1939, Social Security records show 16 babies named Neddy. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,936 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1948. Its busiest year on record was 1948, with 6 births.
Where does Neddy sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neddy ranks #30,936 of 45,481 boys' 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 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

Nearby Names Like Neddy

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

Ned Boy
#8911 17,292 births
Nedim Boy
84 births
Nedal Boy
#12402 68 births
Neddie Boy
32 births
Nedved Boy
8 births

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Crawley
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Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Neddy: 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, 1939–1948 (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 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 August 2026.