Total births
15
Recorded 2010–2019 Boys' name Peak 2010 15 births
Gedaliah — boys' name
15 babies named Gedaliah in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Gedaliah was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
5 babies were named Gedaliah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gedaliah
The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Gedaliah between 2010 and 2019, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gedaliah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gedaliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gedaliah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Gedaliah at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2010
Gedaliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2010
- Peak year (2010)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
Gedaliah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 15 births that decade — 100% of Gedaliah's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gedaliah? ▼
15 babies have been named Gedaliah since 2010. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2010 with 5 births.
When was Gedaliah most popular? ▼
Gedaliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Gedaliah been used? ▼
Gedaliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 10 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Gedaliah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gedalya, Geddy, Gedeon, Gedalia, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Gedaliah
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Gediz Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.