Jebediah

jeh-bih-DEYE-uh /ˌdʒɛbɪˈdaɪə/
boy 3 syllables trending up

Jebediah is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.

Jebediah is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,460 for boy births in the United States (and #9,509 across all names), given to 23 babies. Jebediah was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 2016 (29 births).

About the name Jebediah

Pronunciationjeh-bih-DEYE-uh /ˌdʒɛbɪˈdaɪə/
#4,460U.S. rank among boys 2025
#9,509among all names 2025
23U.S. births 2025
29peak births 2016
1973first in SSA data

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How popular is Jebediah?

Boys named Jebediah 23 in 2025
1973198019902000201020202025
Boys named Jebediah per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1973–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jebediah total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20252323#4,460
20242424#4,370
20232020#4,968
20221717#5,524
20212727#3,953
20201313#6,447
20192626#4,055
20181414#6,163
20172222#4,527
20162929#3,727
20152828#3,821
20142626#3,953
20131616#5,510
20121111#7,267
20111313#6,389
20101212#6,864
20091818#5,191
20081010#7,959
200799#8,515
20061919#4,769
20051818#4,716
20041313#5,954
20031313#5,698
20021818#4,392
20012121#3,905
20001717#4,474
199966#9,229
199866#8,981
199613—#4,724
19956—#8,263
19948—#6,639
199311—#5,165
19927—#7,002
19915—#8,797
19907—#6,751
19897—#6,532
19885—#7,817
198710—#4,398
19868—#5,074
19857—#5,414
198412—#3,561
198313—#3,313
198211—#3,796
198114—#3,118
198018—#2,665
197922—#2,273
197823—#2,101
197721—#2,237
197613—#3,004
19758—#4,106
197415—#2,603
19737—#4,267