Jed
Jed was the 1999th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 484th with 282 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 76 places. More babies were named Jed in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,999 boys, down 333 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978282 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,945babies recorded
Jed popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,999 | 76 |
| 2020 | #1,666 | 96 |
| 2010 | #2,223 | 59 |
| 2000 | #1,658 | 70 |
| 1990 | #1,106 | 94 |
| 1980 | #584 | 217 |
| 1970 | #780 | 112 |
| 1960 | #663 | 140 |
| 1950 | #952 | 53 |
| 1940 | #2,245 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,237 | 13 |
| 1920 | #3,076 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jed, counting every spelling?
Jed is the most common spelling of a name family that had 85 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 85 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jed | 76 | #1,999 | 400 |
| Jedd | 9 | #8,542 | 75 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jed?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jed (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jed born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jed.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jed?
About 7,600 people born in the US named Jed are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 27 and 55. That makes Jed mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jed by state
How common Jed was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (2.8×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jed: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jed, they share its era and feel.
Jed is also a nickname for Jedidiah.
Questions about the name Jed
How popular is the name Jed?
Jed was the 1999th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 484th with 282 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 76 places. More babies were named Jed in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Jed a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jed in the US.
Where is Jed most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jed was most common in Tennessee (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Wisconsin.