Is Ed a boy or girl name?

Ed is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 1% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Ed?

The average Ed alive today is an estimated 66 years old. People named Ed were most often born around 1959.

When was the name Ed most popular?

Ed peaked in 1959 with 696 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Ed have?

In one report's words: spare, utilitarian, unvarnished. Ed ranks #1608 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Ed — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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A truncated form of Edward, Edwin, or Edgar, derived from the Old English root ead, meaning fortune or prosperity. While long used as an informal spoken abbreviation, it entered American birth registries as a standalone legal name in the late nineteenth century.

Also answers toEddie

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 696 souls, A.D. 1959 2025

2025: 0 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

66 yrs

Most Eds were born around 1959 — predates the ZIP code.

Peak Reign

1959

№297 that year

Generation

Boomer, 61%

then Gen X 17% · Silent 14%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈26K ever born · now falling

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Ed grew up with

SSA Data

45 rpm singles·Beatlemania·The Twist

Generation Distribution — Living Eds

SSA Data

Silent 14%Boomer 61%Gen X 17%Millennial 5%Gen Z 3%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Ed peaked in 1959.

Estimated average age: 66.

What people think

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Soft Strong

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First Impressions

AI-Written

The name reads as a full stop in a world of extra syllables. It belongs to someone who signs receipts with initials and owns a rotary telephone purely because it still works. Today, the name almost exclusively signals a man in his mid-sixties. He has never asked anyone to elaborate on instructions.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

Peak registration occurred in 1959, when 696 boys were given the name as a complete legal entry.

Field Note 02

Sixty percent of all living Americans with this given name belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Field Note 03

The name takes less than half a second to pronounce and leaves no room for spelling errors.

Notable Eds

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Ed Sullivantelevision host, b. 1901

Ed Bradleybroadcast journalist, b. 1941

Ed O'Neillactor, b. 1946

Ed Harrisactor and director, b. 1950

Adjacent Names

Al · Dan · Gene · Fred · Ray · Bob

Ephemera — If Ed were a…

AI-Written

City

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Color

Primer Gray

Job

Tool and die maker

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