Meaning of the nameEd

Ed is a male name of English origin, a short form of Edward, Edmund and other names that begin with Ed-.

Meaning

The meaning of Ed is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 3,795
Rank in Brazil: #3,312
Median age: 42 years
2010 Census: 3,440; people

Ed in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ed, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,307 people).

187 women 3,608 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ed is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ed in the population, in the 2022 Census.

São Paulo 0.004%
Amazonas 0.003%
Bahia 0.002%
Pará 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,825	0.004%
Minas Gerais	294	0.001%
Bahia	262	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	219	0.001%
Paraná	139	0.001%
Pará	133	0.002%
Amazonas	105	0.003%
Pernambuco	98	0.001%
Santa Catarina	82	0.001%
Mato Grosso	79	0.002%
Goiás	70	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	65	0.002%
Ceará	52	0.001%
Espírito Santo	39	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	38	0.000%
Alagoas	38	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	36	0.001%
Distrito Federal	36	0.001%
Paraíba	33	0.001%
Sergipe	33	0.002%
Maranhão	27	0.000%
Rondônia	27	0.002%
Amapá	20	0.003%
Piauí	17	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ed

Behind the Name presents Ed as a diminutive of Edward, Edmund and other names beginning with Ed-, and Wiktionary gives it as a diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin and similar names. Because it serves as a short form for several names, it has no meaning of its own. Edward, for example, is glossed as "rich guard" by Behind the Name, from the Old English elements ead (prosperity, fortune) and weard (guard). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,795 people named Ed, with a median age of 42. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s.

Sources

Wiktionary: Ed · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Ed · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Edward · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Ed

What does the name Ed mean?

The meaning of Ed is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Ed in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,795 people with the first name Ed, which ranks it number 3,312 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Ed a boy's or a girl's name?

Ed is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 187 women and 3,608 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ed?

Ed is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ed most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Ed (1,825 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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