Nedw
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NED-oo
- Origin
- Old English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Nedw is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “wealthy guardian”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Nedw mean?
Old English: Welsh pet form of Edward
“wealthy guardian”
Nedw is the title character of a classic Welsh children's book by E. Tegla Davies.
Is Nedw a girl's or a boy's name?
Nedw is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nedw in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Nedw, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nedw in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Nedw in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
Names like Nedw
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Finn, Rowan, Ronan, Conan, Lochlan, Rory, Teddy, Nolan, Eden, Callan, Cassian
Names related to Nedw
More Old English names
Alfie, Edward, Waylon, Alfred, Audrey, Edith, Wilfred, Ozzy, Edie, Eddie, Edwin, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar, Alden
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nedw: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nedw, updated 20 October 2026.