Is Jedidiah a boy or girl name?
Jedidiah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 310 boys were named Jedidiah, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 9,075 US babies named Jedidiah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #808
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jedidiah since 1971
- 9,075
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 362 babies
Boys and girls named Jedidiah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 507 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,399 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,152 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 1,464 | 12 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 2,977 | 16 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 1,536 | 6 | 0.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 310 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 266 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 313 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 303 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 344 | #722 | 6 | #14,159 |
| 2019 | 335 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 348 | #695 | 6 | #14,597 |
| 2017 | 362 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 327 | #745 | 5 | #17,370 |
| 2015 | 343 | #719 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2014 | 300 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 245 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 238 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 238 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 241 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 194 | #1,013 | 5 | #18,545 |
| 2008 | 166 | #1,107 | 7 | #14,497 |
| 2007 | 169 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 158 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 156 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 128 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 148 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 104 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 120 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 121 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 107 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 114 | #1,125 | 6 | #13,122 |
| 1997 | 114 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 115 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 110 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 119 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 125 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 117 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 115 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 116 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 120 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 138 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 145 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 122 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 127 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 111 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 131 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 148 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 172 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 185 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 187 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 143 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 88 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,869 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,781 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,259 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jedidiah reached #627 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #13,122 in 1998. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jedidiah
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.