boy's name
Jedediah
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,325
Jedediah is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1979, when 248 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 73,676 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Jedediah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 736 |
| 1980s | 1,048 |
| 1990s | 417 |
| 2000s | 274 |
| 2010s | 518 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 305 |
How popular is Jedediah?
In 2025, Jedediah was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jedediah is used
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 Jedediah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jedediah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jedediah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jedediah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jedediah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jedediah
How popular is the name Jedediah?
In 2025, Jedediah was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jedediah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jedediah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jedediah most popular?
Jedediah peaked in 1979, when 248 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Jedediah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jedediah currently ranks #2,817 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.