Neddie

UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Wealth, riches + ward, guard, through Neddy

Neddie has been given to 97 babies in the U.S. since 1916. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1918, with 9 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 67% girls, 33% boys all-time.

Babies named Neddie, 1956

1 in 687,000

Neddie over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Neddie over time

In 1958, Neddie went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19161958

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Neddie: meaning, origin, and history

Wealth, riches + ward, guard, through Neddy

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Neddie means

Neddie belongs to the name family reached through Neddie → Neddy → Edward. Its meaning is “wealth, riches + ward, guard”.

Origin, language, and formation

Neddie is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Neddy and Edward.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 65 girls were recorded with the name Neddie between 1916 and 1956. Its highest annual count was 9 in 1918; its best national rank was #3,437 in 1918.

In the United States, 32 boys were recorded with the name Neddie between 1941 and 1958. Its highest annual count was 10 in 1948; its best national rank was #2,563 in 1948.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Neddie?

Neddie had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1956, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1956: 1 in 687,000; 6 of 4,122,003 births
Among girls only: 1 in 335,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1956: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 476,194 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Neddie sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1956 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 476,194 children born in 1956 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Neddie. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Neddies were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Neddie was born before 1923 — so the typical Neddie is around 102 today.

Median birth year: 1923; About 102 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 49.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 27.7%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 6; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 49.2% of all recorded uses (32).

Is Neddie rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1918 (9)
Years since peak: 107; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 16.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,437; 1918

Spellings of Neddie

Neddie is not the most common spelling — Nellie is, with 50.8% against Neddie's 0.02%.

Nellie50.8%152,691
Nettie16.5%49,443
Addie15.1%45,361
Eddie5.2%15,760
Freddie3.4%10,328
Maddie2.1%6,253
Edie1.9%5,672
Verdie0.87%2,614

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Neddie by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,437; 1918
Peak year: 1918; 9 that year
First recorded: 1916
Last recorded: 1956
All-time count: 65
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,563; 1948
Peak year: 1948; 10 that year
First recorded: 1941
Last recorded: 1958
All-time count: 32
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Neddie

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Nedia Jordie Ellodie Gradie Hadie Nedda Bodie Mardie Mendie Siddie Zaydie Doddie Jaydie Gordie Cladie Suddie Middie Leddie Laddie Saidie Vaudie Caddie Shadie Fredie

Sibling names for Neddie

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Winnifred Johnie Ray Lida Maybelle Floy Garnet Mathilda

For a brother

Granville Valentine Ellsworth Orval Buster Sol Omer Ferdinand

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