Ed

Diminutive of Edward et al
"wealthy"

Ed Origin and Meaning

The name Ed is a boy's name meaning "wealthy".

The most minimalist of names, Ed is decidedly out -- though that usually means it's due to swing back in. More stylish these days: Ned or even Ted.

# 923 in the US

Ed Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Ed

  • Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan
    American TV host
  • Edward Allen "Ed" Harris
    American actor
  • Edward James "Ed" Begley Sr.
    American actor
  • Edward James "Ed" Begley Jr.
    American actor
  • Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran
    English singer,songwriter
  • Edward Parker "Ed" Helms
    American actor/comedian
  • Edward Jack Peter "Ed" Westwick
    English actor and musician
  • Edward Davis "Ed" Wood Jr.
    American film director
  • Edward Samuel "Ed" Miliband
    British Labor Party politician
  • Ed Lee "Too Tall" Jones
    American NFL football player
  • Edward Leonard "Ed" O'Neill
    American actor
  • Edward John "Ed" O'Brien
    English musician
  • Ed Wynn
    (born Isaiah Edwin Leopold), American actor and comedian
  • Ed Ames
    (born Edmund Dantes Urick), American singer and actor
  • Ed McBain
    pen name of Evan Hunter (born Salvatore Albert Lombino), American crime novelist
  • Edward Andrew "Ed" Schultz
    American television host
  • Edgar Eugene "Ed" Roland Jr.
    American lead singer of band Collective Soul
  • Edmund Christopher "Ed" Joyce
    Irish cricketer
  • Edward Cathal "Ed" Byrne
    Irish comedian
  • Edward "Ed" Swiderski
    American reality TV personality ("The Bachelorette")
  • Don Ed Hardy
    American tattoo artist; founder of the Ed Hardy fashion label
  • Ed Heck
    American pop artist

Ed in Pop Culture

  • Edward "Ed" Jeremy Stevens
    main character on TV's "Ed"
  • Edward "Ed" Pekurny
    main character in movie "EdTV"
  • "Ed
    " 1996 movie and its title character, a chimpanzee
  • "Mr. Ed
    " TV series about a talking horse
  • "Get Ed
    " computer animated series and its title character
  • Ed
    main character in the movie "Good Burger"
  • Ed
    member of the "Ed and Larry" duo on TV's "The West Wing"
  • Ed Slaterton
    a main character in "Why We Broke Up" by Daniel Handler
  • "Ed
    Edd & Eddy," animated TV series
  • Ed Harlow
    character on TV's "NewsRadio"
  • Ed Clabes
    from the movie "Pushing Tin"
  • Ed Newman
    from the Australian TV show "SLiDE"
  • Ed Chigliak
    character from TV series "Northern Exposure"
  • Ed Lee
    character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
  • Ed Dunkel
    character from "On the Road"
  • Ed
    character on TV's "Breaking Bad"
  • Ed
    hyena in Disney's "The Lion King"
  • Ed
    from the TV series "Flashpoint"
  • Captain Ed Mercer
    character on TV's "The Orville"
  • Detective Edward "Ed" Green
    character on TV show "Law and Order"