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The name Ned peaked for girls at #4792 in 1931. Ned is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Ned is a boy's name of English origin meaning "wealthy guardian".

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Ned is a gently old-fashioned Nancy Drew-Bobbsey Twins-era short form for Edward that sounds cooler than Ed and is enjoying a small style renaissance.
 Usage of Ned in literature goes back to a Ben Johnson character in 1614, and it is also the name of the protagonist in James Fenimore Cooper's Ned Myers. In Australia, Ned Kelly is famous as a larger-than-life legendary outlaw figure. In this country, Ned Rorem is a respected modern composer.
 There was a 1990s sitcom called Ned and Stacey, and other Neds have appeared in The Simpsons (neighbor Flanders), Groundhog Day and School of Rock. Ned Stark is a prominent, and unusually heroic, character in Game of Thrones, giving the name some new cultural cache, though we can't recommend using his proper name, Eddard.

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The name Ned is currently ranked #951 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #240 in 1890. It is currently rising in popularity. Ned is occasionally used for girls in 1931.

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