Jedediah

jeh-dih-DEYE-uh /ˌdʒɛdɪˈdaɪə/
boy 3 syllables cooling

Jedediah is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.

Jedediah is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,818 for boy births in the United States (and #6,043 across all names), given to 45 babies. Jedediah was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1979 (248 births).

About the name Jedediah

Pronunciationjeh-dih-DEYE-uh /ˌdʒɛdɪˈdaɪə/
CultureEnglish
#2,818U.S. rank among boys 2025
#6,043among all names 2025
45U.S. births 2025
248peak births 1979
1970first in SSA data

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How popular is Jedediah?

Boys named Jedediah 45 in 2025
1970198019902000201020202025
Boys named Jedediah per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1970–2025 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

Jedediah total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20254545#2,818
20244848#2,728
20234444#2,865
20225151#2,633
20216666#2,162
20205151#2,524
20194545#2,781
20184949#2,593
20174141#2,918
20166464#2,154
20156060#2,244
20147676#1,913
20136969#2,000
20124242#2,847
20113131#3,470
20104141#2,892
20092121#4,657
20082828#3,781
20072727#3,832
20062020#4,591
20052525#3,767
20042424#3,792
20033838#2,648
20023030#3,052
20012626#3,362
20003535#2,649
19992828#2,975
19983636#2,422
199734—#2,422
199629—#2,638
199539—#2,118
199448—#1,808
199348—#1,780
199248—#1,758
199160—#1,471
199047—#1,714
198956—#1,487
198867—#1,253
198765—#1,200
198676—#1,070
198596—#930
198496—#895
1983128—#768
1982116—#824
1981142—#726
1980206—#608
1979248—#542
1978193—#601
1977124—#762
197656—#1,149
197527—#1,810
197426—#1,808
197331—#1,564
197215—#2,479
19717—#4,152
19709—#3,387