Neddie
Diminutive form of the English name Edward, meaning "wealthy guardian".
Name Census estimates that about 30 living Americans carry the first name Neddie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 67.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Neddie today is around 77 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Neddie births was 1948 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Neddie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Neddie is about 77 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Neddies were born before 1959.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Neddie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
30
~ 1 in 11,425,145 Americans
Peak year
1948
10 babies that year
Average age
77
years old
1958 SSA rank
#4,339
Tracked since 1916
Census
Neddie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 172 people with the first name Neddie, which placed it at #42,074 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#42,074
National first-name rank
People counted
172
172 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
48.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Neddie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Neddie is White at 48.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.1%) and Black (20.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Neddie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Neddie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White48.8% · 84
- Hispanic or Latino22.1% · 38
- Black or African American20.9% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.8% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 3
- Two or more races0.6% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Neddie
Neddie is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 97 total registrations, 32 (33.0%) were male and 65 (67.0%) were female.
Neddie as a male name
- Ranked #4,339 in 1958
- 5 male births in 1958
- Peak: 1948 (10 births)
Neddie as a female name
- Ranked #5,761 in 1956
- 6 female births in 1956
- Peak: 1918 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Neddie on both sides of the split. Of the 178 people counted with this name, 86 were male (48.3%) and 92 were female (51.7%).
Popularity
Neddie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Neddie from the 1910s through to the 1950s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 32 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Neddie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Neddie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Neddie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Neddie
The given name Neddie is believed to have its origins in the Germanic languages, with roots tracing back to the 5th century AD. The name is thought to be a diminutive form of the Old English name Nedard or Nedhard, which itself is derived from the elements "nid" meaning "zeal" or "conflict" and "hard" meaning "hardy" or "brave".
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Neddie can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror. Here, a landowner named Neddie is mentioned as holding property in the county of Norfolk. This suggests that the name was already in use among the Anglo-Saxon population of England before the Norman Conquest.
In the 12th century, a Benedictine monk named Neddie of Canterbury is recorded as having written several religious treatises and commentaries on scripture. This indicates that the name had gained some popularity within the Christian monastic orders of medieval England.
During the Renaissance period, a notable figure with the name Neddie was Neddie Boleyn, a courtier and distant relative of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. Neddie Boleyn was born in 1502 and served as a member of the king's privy council.
In the 17th century, a Scottish poet and playwright named Neddie Drummond (1615-1689) gained recognition for his works, which included the play "The Royall Martyr" and several volumes of poetry.
Another historically significant bearer of the name Neddie was Neddie Fitzroy (1672-1737), an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England. Neddie Fitzroy served as a military officer and was made Duke of Richmond and Lennox by his father.
While the name Neddie has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it remains a part of the rich tapestry of given names with deep historical roots, particularly in the English-speaking world.
People
Neddie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Neddie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Neddie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Neddie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 30 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Neddie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 11,425,145 US residents.
Is Neddie a common name?
We classify Neddie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 46.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 97 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Neddie most popular?
The single biggest year for Neddie was 1948, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Neddie is about 77 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Neddie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 172 people with the name Neddie, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,074 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Neddie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Neddie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Neddie on both sides of the split. Of the 178 people counted with this name, 86 were male (48.3%) and 92 were female (51.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Neddie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Neddie is White at 48.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.1%) and Black (20.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Neddie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Neddie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 48.8% (84 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Neddie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Neddie a female name?
Yes, 67.0% of people registered as Neddie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Neddie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Neddie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Neddie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Neddie?
Find out how many Americans are named Neddie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.