Jed vs Jedediah

Side-by-side comparison of Jed and Jedediah - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jed

Boy name · Rank #1985

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Name B

Jedediah

Boy name · Rank #2732

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jed Jedediah
Current Rank #1985 #2732
Total Births (all years) 8,945 3,298
Peak Year 1978 1979
Peak Year Births 282 248
Peak Decade 1970s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1970

Births by Decade

Decade Jed Jedediah
1910s 44 -
1920s 68 -
1930s 139 -
1940s 299 -
1950s 1,084 -
1960s 1,065 -
1970s 1,950 736
1980s 1,579 1,048
1990s 812 417
2000s 716 274
2010s 693 518
2020s 496 305

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jed Jedediah
2014 76 76
2015 76 60
2016 64 64
2017 78 41
2018 56 49
2019 69 45
2020 96 51
2021 82 66
2022 72 51
2023 92 44
2024 78 48
2025 76 45

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2025.

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