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Ed

OriginDiminutive of Edward et al
Meaning"wealthy"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked

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About Ed

The most minimalist of names, Ed is decidedly out -- though that usually means it's due to swing back in. More stylish these days: Ned or even Ted.

Ed is also given to girls.

Pronounced ED.

As of October 2026, Ed ranked #4029 in US births in 1932 SSA, peaked at #1511 in 1892.

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  • Edward Vincent "Ed" SullivanBoy

    American TV host

  • Edward Allen "Ed" HarrisBoy

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  • Edward James "Ed" Begley Sr.Boy

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  • Edward James "Ed" Begley Jr.Boy

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  • Edward Christopher "Ed" SheeranBoy

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  • Edward Parker "Ed" HelmsBoy

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  • Edward Jack Peter "Ed" WestwickBoy

    English actor and musician

  • Edward Davis "Ed" Wood Jr.Boy

    American film director

  • Edward Samuel "Ed" MilibandBoy

    British Labor Party politician

  • Ed Lee "Too Tall" JonesBoy

    American NFL football player

  • Edward Leonard "Ed" O'NeillBoy

    American actor

  • Edward John "Ed" O'BrienBoy

    English musician

  • Ed WynnBoy

    (born Isaiah Edwin Leopold), American actor and comedian

  • Ed AmesBoy

    (born Edmund Dantes Urick), American singer and actor

  • Ed McBainBoy

    pen name of Evan Hunter (born Salvatore Albert Lombino), American crime novelist

  • Edward Andrew "Ed" SchultzBoy

    American television host

  • Edgar Eugene "Ed" Roland Jr.Boy

    American lead singer of band Collective Soul

  • Edmund Christopher "Ed" JoyceBoy

    Irish cricketer

  • Edward Cathal "Ed" ByrneBoy

    Irish comedian

  • Edward "Ed" SwiderskiBoy

    American reality TV personality ("The Bachelorette")

  • Don Ed HardyBoy

    American tattoo artist; founder of the Ed Hardy fashion label

  • Ed HeckBoy

    American pop artist

Ed in pop culture

  • Edward "Ed" Jeremy StevensBoy

    main character on TV's "Ed"

  • Edward "Ed" PekurnyBoy

    main character in movie "EdTV"

  • "EdBoy

    " 1996 movie and its title character, a chimpanzee

  • "Mr. EdBoy

    " TV series about a talking horse

  • "Get EdBoy

    " computer animated series and its title character

  • EdBoy

    main character in the movie "Good Burger"

  • EdBoy

    member of the "Ed and Larry" duo on TV's "The West Wing"

  • Ed SlatertonBoy

    a main character in "Why We Broke Up" by Daniel Handler

  • "EdBoy

    Edd & Eddy," animated TV series

  • Ed HarlowBoy

    character on TV's "NewsRadio"

  • Ed ClabesBoy

    from the movie "Pushing Tin"

  • Ed NewmanBoy

    from the Australian TV show "SLiDE"

  • Ed ChigliakBoy

    character from TV series "Northern Exposure"

  • Ed LeeBoy

    character on Australian soap "Neighbours"

  • Ed DunkelBoy

    character from "On the Road"

  • EdBoy

    character on TV's "Breaking Bad"

  • EdBoy

    hyena in Disney's "The Lion King"

  • EdBoy

    from the TV series "Flashpoint"

  • Captain Ed MercerBoy

    character on TV's "The Orville"

  • Detective Edward "Ed" GreenBoy

    character on TV show "Law and Order"

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