boy's name
Jd
- Gender Boy
- Letters 2
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,449
Jd is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 49 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Jd over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 38 |
| 1920s | 123 |
| 1930s | 43 |
| 1940s | 30 |
| 1960s | 80 |
| 1970s | 152 |
| 1980s | 223 |
| 1990s | 206 |
| 2000s | 284 |
| 2010s | 173 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 97 |
How popular is Jd?
In 2025, Jd was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jd
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jd also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jd over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jd
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jd — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jd
How popular is the name Jd?
In 2025, Jd was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jd a girl's or a boy's name?
Jd is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jd most popular?
Jd peaked in 2005, when 49 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jd a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jd currently ranks #7,028 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.