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Jedidiah

Boy

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

Jedidiah 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 — 871st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 968th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#871

279 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#968

32 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,361

First recorded 1971 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 172 babies1982: 148 babies1983: 131 babies1984: 111 babies1985: 127 babies1986: 122 babies1987: 145 babies1988: 138 babies1989: 120 babies1990: 116 babies19901991: 115 babies1992: 117 babies1993: 125 babies1994: 119 babies1995: 110 babies1996: 115 babies1997: 114 babies1998: 120 babies1999: 107 babies2000: 121 babies20002001: 120 babies2002: 104 babies2003: 148 babies2004: 128 babies2005: 156 babies2006: 158 babies2007: 169 babies2008: 173 babies2009: 199 babies2010: 241 babies20102011: 238 babies2012: 238 babies2013: 245 babies2014: 300 babies2015: 348 babies2016: 332 babies2017: 362 babies2018: 354 babies2019: 335 babies2020: 350 babies20202021: 303 babies2022: 314 babies2023: 268 babies2024: 314 babies2025: 279 babies
US babies named Jedidiah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 362.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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