Ned Forename
25,342nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 33,929 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands
Ned Forename Definition:
Rarely NEDDY, which is reserved for donkeys. Diminutives, like Ed and Ted, of Edward. Britishers don’t care for Ed and Eddie; Ted is the most general of the three shorter forms, as Teddy is of the longer.
Ned Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 27,069 | 1:13,393 | 1,291 |
| Canada | 100% | 993 | 1:33,367 | 2,555 |
| Australia | - | 882 | 1:15,485 | 1,198 |
| Ireland | 100% | 668 | 1:6,951 | 594 |
| England | 100% | 611 | 1:91,003 | 3,555 |
| Malawi | 100% | 529 | 1:32,348 | 2,463 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 291 | 1:105,885 | 10,050 |
| Philippines | 94% | 286 | 1:370,663 | 13,607 |
| Egypt | 100% | 239 | 1:384,523 | 11,247 |
| Nigeria | 88% | 210 | 1:845,545 | 22,363 |
| New Zealand | - | 178 | 1:25,483 | 1,823 |
| Brazil | 100% | 131 | 1:1,635,390 | 36,807 |
| India | 79% | 130 | 1:9,345,215 | 287,732 |
| Morocco | 100% | 109 | 1:315,125 | 6,796 |
| Swaziland | - | 103 | 1:12,623 | 1,554 |
| Congo | 58% | 74 | 1:67,692 | 4,764 |
| South Africa | 81% | 69 | 1:790,328 | 32,596 |
| Russia | 67% | 68 | 1:2,121,084 | 14,033 |
| China | - | 58 | 1:23,552,686 | 60,593 |
| Papua New Guinea | 91% | 55 | 1:148,224 | 13,009 |
| France | 100% | 48 | 1:1,384,799 | 9,425 |
| Malaysia | 69% | 46 | 1:661,955 | 26,444 |
| Mexico | 86% | 44 | 1:2,821,464 | 14,460 |
| Germany | 88% | 39 | 1:2,478,920 | 13,163 |
| Japan | - | 39 | 1:3,281,694 | 23,770 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 37 | 1:1,385 | 190 |
| Zambia | - | 35 | 1:452,994 | 10,918 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 34 | 1:497,120 | 12,168 |
| Colombia | 100% | 33 | 1:1,447,846 | 14,049 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 30 | 1:200,611 | 5,115 |
| Jamaica | - | 28 | 1:102,972 | 4,346 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 26 | 1:3,564 | 725 |
| Thailand | 79% | 26 | 1:2,694,839 | 66,052 |
| Sweden | 100% | 24 | 1:410,746 | 11,228 |
| Cameroon | 83% | 22 | 1:982,296 | 26,157 |
| Ecuador | - | 22 | 1:805,769 | 6,913 |
| Scotland | 100% | 21 | 1:254,779 | 4,121 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 21 | 1:1,438,185 | 27,865 |
| Micronesia | - | 19 | 1:5,605 | 544 |
| Peru | 94% | 19 | 1:1,673,234 | 18,385 |
| Wales | 100% | 18 | 1:171,906 | 3,302 |
| Liberia | 100% | 17 | 1:259,533 | 8,550 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 17 | 1:1,398,217 | 44,417 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Guyana | 100% | 16 | 1:47,704 | 4,533 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 16 | 1:11,113 | 1,461 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 15 | 1:547,566 | 8,396 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 14 | 1:4,378 | 794 |
| Haiti | - | 14 | 1:766,211 | 13,336 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 13 | 1:141,780 | 1,629 |
| Algeria | - | 13 | 1:2,936,671 | 7,684 |
| Indonesia | - | 13 | 1:19,843,359 | 506,931 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 13 | 1:44,689 | 2,823 |
| Honduras | 100% | 12 | 1:734,789 | 9,414 |
| Iran | - | 12 | 1:6,541,406 | 22,263 |
| Israel | 56% | 12 | 1:700,243 | 11,627 |
| Singapore | - | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| Hong Kong | - | 11 | 1:704,793 | 4,980 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Albania | 100% | 10 | 1:304,657 | 13,389 |
| Chile | 100% | 10 | 1:1,760,721 | 12,680 |
| Pakistan | 85% | 10 | 1:19,435,768 | 100,312 |
| Qatar | - | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| American Samoa | - | 9 | 1:6,205 | 1,322 |
| Lebanon | 50% | 9 | 1:625,286 | 7,004 |
| Poland | 100% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 9 | 1:5,865,369 | 30,875 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 9 | 1:1,713,757 | 49,613 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 8 | 1:873,799 | 10,237 |
| Greece | 100% | 8 | 1:1,366,818 | 10,115 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 8 | 1:170,177 | 9,829 |
| Italy | 92% | 7 | 1:8,723,156 | 29,138 |
| Kenya | - | 7 | 1:6,615,301 | 31,578 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 5 | 1:704,892 | 5,284 |
| Burkina Faso | 50% | 5 | 1:3,675,894 | 52,713 |
| Cuba | - | 5 | 1:2,301,310 | 5,387 |
| El Salvador | - | 5 | 1:1,268,357 | 7,255 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Turkey | - | 5 | 1:15,560,342 | 40,635 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,410,736 | 23,569 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Belarus | 100% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Guernsey | - | 4 | 1:15,833 | 609 |
| Iraq | 100% | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Mauritius | - | 4 | 1:324,446 | 5,754 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 4 | 1:27,437 | 2,836 |
| Afghanistan | - | 3 | 1:10,874,505 | 40,253 |
| Belgium | - | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Yemen | - | 3 | 1:8,765,584 | 9,038 |
| Argentina | 50% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Cook Islands | - | 2 | 1:9,076 | 1,075 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Czechia | 68% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| North Macedonia | - | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Slovenia | - | 2 | 1:1,229,379 | 6,326 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Néd (1) are calculated separately.
Ned (3,992) may also be a surname.
Ned Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Rarely NEDDY, which is reserved for donkeys. Diminutives, like Ed and Ted, of Edward. Britishers don’t care for Ed and Eddie; Ted is the most general of the three shorter forms, as Teddy is of the longer.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Ned Forename Popularity
Ned Demographics
Ned Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 5,807 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Néd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Need | 86 | 640 | / |
| Neid | 86 | 255 | / |
| Nedd | 86 | 242 | / |
| Nhed | 86 | 119 | / |
| Nead | 86 | 107 | / |
| Neyd | 86 | 98 | / |
| Nedh | 86 | 30 | / |
| Nied | 86 | 24 | / |
| Nejd | 86 | 18 | / |
| Neds | 86 | 17 | / |
| Neud | 86 | 12 | / |
| Nedz | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nned | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nged | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nesd | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hned | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nehd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nedp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gned | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nedt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ne | 80 | 94,615 | / |
| Nhedh | 75 | 323 | / |
| Hneid | 75 | 47 | / |
| Needs | 75 | 43 | / |
| Needh | 75 | 36 | / |
| Nheed | 75 | 17 | / |
| Hnedh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hneed | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nheds | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nhedz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Needz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Niedt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Neydh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Neids | 75 | 2 | / |
| Neetd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nneed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neisd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neidh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neidë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neadz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nedds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nechd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Needt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neudh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neyds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neydt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niedd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nheid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngned | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nneds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnedz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nedth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nehyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neidd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwewd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gneed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Net | 67 | 31,847 | / |
| Nee | 67 | 28,318 | / |
| Ney | 67 | 25,361 | / |
| Nei | 67 | 22,936 | / |
| Naheid | 67 | 16,086 | / |
| Nea | 67 | 7,846 | / |
| Nge | 67 | 5,827 | / |
| Nhe | 67 | 5,329 | / |
| Nne | 67 | 4,071 | / |
| Nie | 67 | 3,849 | / |
| Nes | 67 | 2,830 | / |
| Ner | 67 | 2,358 | / |
| Neh | 67 | 1,933 | / |
| Nid | 67 | 1,084 | / |
| Nej | 67 | 1,065 | / |
| Neu | 67 | 727 | / |
| Nep | 67 | 689 | / |
| Gne | 67 | 513 | / |
| Nez | 67 | 391 | / |
| Hne | 67 | 390 | / |
| Nãe | 67 | 183 | / |
| Nje | 67 | 82 | / |
| Née | 67 | 76 | / |
| Hneedh | 67 | 67 | / |
| Nheedh | 67 | 66 | / |
| Nyd | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nhd | 67 | 16 | / |
| Njd | 67 | 14 | / |
| Åne | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nèe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Neheed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Neidth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nedova | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nooeed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Näd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Näe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nohied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neidgy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nedowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nesttd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhheed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neï | 67 | 1 | / |
Ned Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ned in the Russian language | ||
| Нед | ned | - |
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