Is Jedediah a boy or girl name?
Jedediah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 48 boys were named Jedediah, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,253 US babies named Jedediah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,718
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jedediah since 1970
- 3,253
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 248 babies
Boys and girls named Jedediah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48 | #2,718 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,632 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,780 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,593 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,917 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,244 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 76 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 69 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,846 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,469 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,892 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,657 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,781 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,832 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,589 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,767 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,792 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,052 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,649 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 48 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 60 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 56 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 65 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 76 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 96 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 96 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 128 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 116 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 142 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 206 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 248 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 193 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 124 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 56 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,152 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,387 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jedediah reached #542 in 1979. 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 Jedediah
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.