Jedidiah vs Jed

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

Name A

Jedidiah

Boy name · Rank #803

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Name B

Jed

Boy name · Rank #1985

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jedidiah Jed
Current Rank #803 #1985
Total Births (all years) 9,316 8,945
Peak Year 2017 1978
Peak Year Births 362 282
Peak Decade 2010s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Jedidiah Jed
1910s - 44
1920s - 68
1930s - 139
1940s - 299
1950s - 1,084
1960s - 1,065
1970s 507 1,950
1980s 1,399 1,579
1990s 1,152 812
2000s 1,464 716
2010s 2,977 693
2020s 1,817 496

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jedidiah Jed
2014 300 76
2015 343 76
2016 327 64
2017 362 78
2018 348 56
2019 335 69
2020 344 96
2021 303 82
2022 314 72
2023 268 92
2024 314 78
2025 274 76

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, 1971–2025.

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