Is Jed a boy or girl name?
Jed is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 78 boys were named Jed, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 8,869 US babies named Jed were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,985
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jed since 1913
- 8,869
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 281 babies
Boys and girls named Jed, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 299 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,084 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,064 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,950 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,580 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 812 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 716 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 693 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 420 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 92 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 72 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 82 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 96 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 78 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 76 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 85 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 72 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 70 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 92 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 71 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 80 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 70 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 57 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 80 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 83 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 88 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 86 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 85 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 94 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 125 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 119 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 129 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 131 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 145 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 151 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 172 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 164 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 227 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 217 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 219 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 281 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 241 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 219 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 214 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 235 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 155 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 131 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 143 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 112 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 105 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 89 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 68 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 68 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 66 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 82 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 95 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 168 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 184 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 139 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 128 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 144 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 120 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 141 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 136 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 130 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 102 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 65 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 65 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 53 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 57 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 54 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 53 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 24 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,237 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,946 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,539 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,628 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,076 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,988 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,389 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,342 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,099 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,044 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jed reached #485 in 1978. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jed
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.