Jediah
Jediah was the 3990th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2468th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 61 places. More babies were named Jediah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,990 boys, up 215 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201752 babies
- Total since 1880
- 901babies recorded
Jediah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,990 | 27 |
| 2020 | #4,205 | 24 |
| 2010 | #3,042 | 38 |
| 2000 | #5,419 | 13 |
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How popular is Jediah, counting every spelling?
Jediah has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jediah?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jediah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jediah 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jediah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jediah?
About 900 people born in the US named Jediah are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 22. That makes Jediah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Jediah by state
How common Jediah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Jediah
How popular is the name Jediah?
Jediah was the 3990th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2468th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 61 places. More babies were named Jediah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jediah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jediah in the US.
Where is Jediah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jediah was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.