Ed is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #9976 in 2017 with 7 recorded births. This places Ed in the bottom 30% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1999 with 22 births ranking #3509. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 264,331 boys born was named Ed. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.