Jedediah
Jedediah was the 2818th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 542nd with 248 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 574 places. More babies were named Jedediah in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,818 boys, down 294 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1979248 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,298babies recorded
Jedediah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,818 | 45 |
| 2020 | #2,524 | 51 |
| 2010 | #2,892 | 41 |
| 2000 | #2,649 | 35 |
| 1990 | #1,714 | 47 |
| 1980 | #608 | 206 |
| 1970 | #3,387 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jedediah, counting every spelling?
Jedediah has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jedediah?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jedediah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jedediah 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 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jedediah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jedediah?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Jedediah are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 16 and 46. That makes Jedediah 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.
Jedediah by state
How common Jedediah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Jedediah
How popular is the name Jedediah?
Jedediah was the 2818th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 542nd with 248 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 574 places. More babies were named Jedediah in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jedediah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jedediah in the US.
Where is Jedediah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jedediah was most common in Tennessee (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.