boy's name
Jerediah
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Births on record 27
Jerediah is a boy's name. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1979, when 8 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Jerediah 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 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 |
| 1980s | 8 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 5 |
How popular is Jerediah?
In 2020, Jerediah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Jerediah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jerediah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jerediah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jerediah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jerediah
How popular is the name Jerediah?
In 2020, Jerediah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Jerediah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerediah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jerediah most popular?
Jerediah peaked in 1979, when 8 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.