Given name
Neddie
“a wealthy protector”·“born on a Sunday”
Neddie is a variant of Ned. In English use, Ned carries the interpretation “a wealthy protector.” Neddie is a variant of Neda. One Slavic interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neddie is a variant of Ned. In English use, Ned carries the interpretation “a wealthy protector.” Neddie is a variant of Neda. One Slavic interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Neddie is a variant of Neda. An origin associated with Neda is Slavic. Neddie connects to the Edward name family through Ned. An origin associated with Edward is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Neddie is a variant of Ned. The history of Ned gives this family its wider story. Ned was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Neddie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 97
- 32 boys · 65 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1958. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1948. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 178 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neddie’s family of names
Neddie has a related form in Ned. Neddie has a related form in Neda. In English usage, Neddie has a related form in Neddy.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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