Boys' name · since 1977
Gedalia
124 babies named Gedalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,431 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 124
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gedalia is the #8431 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 124 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Gedalia recorded 124 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #8431 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #16,009 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,431 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 124 born since 1977
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gedalia ranks #16,009 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,431 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 124 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,431 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 124
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Gedalia's 124 recorded births place it above 64.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Gedalia compares
124 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gedalia's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gedalia | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 124 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gedalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gedalia's full recorded timeline at 2010, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gedalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Gedalia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (39 births, 31% of the file).
2020s was Gedalia's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Gedalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 39 births (31% of all-time use).
Gedalia by state
Where Gedalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 8.1% |
10 of 124 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gedalia's data
- New York records the most Gedalias (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gedalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gedalia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.