钕于1885年由奥地利化学家卡尔·奥尔·冯·韦尔斯巴赫(英语:Carl Auer von Welsbach)发现。钕并不以纯金属态存在自然界中,而是与其他稀土金属一同出现在独居石和氟碳铈矿(英语:Bastnäsite)等矿物中。虽然钕被归类为稀土元素,但它在地壳中相当普遍,并不比钴、镍或铜稀有。钕是地壳中丰度第二高的镧系及稀土元素,仅次于铈。如同大多数稀土金属,世界上大部分的商业用钕都是在中国开采的。
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