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Jedediah

Boy

Meaning of Jedediah: Hebrew: 'beloved of the Lord'

Jedediah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2744th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2744

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,298

First recorded 1970 · peak 1979

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 142 babies1982: 116 babies1983: 128 babies1984: 96 babies1985: 96 babies1986: 76 babies1987: 65 babies1988: 67 babies1989: 56 babies1990: 47 babies19901991: 60 babies1992: 48 babies1993: 48 babies1994: 48 babies1995: 39 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 36 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 35 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 25 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 21 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 31 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 69 babies2014: 76 babies2015: 60 babies2016: 64 babies2017: 41 babies2018: 49 babies2019: 45 babies2020: 51 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 51 babies2023: 44 babies2024: 48 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Jedediah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 142.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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