Boys' name · since 1914
Jd
Jd has 1,419 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,419
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,419 babies have been named Jd since 1914, making it today's #6842 boys' name.
Jd has 1,419 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6842 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #4,105 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,842 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,419 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jd ranks #4,105 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,842 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,419 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,419
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jd's 1,419 recorded births place it above 90.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jd compares
1,419 Top 26% higher than 74% of 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
Jd's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jd | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,419 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jd splits its recorded history at 1981: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jd popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Jd popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 2005 (Jd as girls' name)
Jd by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (254 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Jd's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Jd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s 43
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1960s 80
1960s
80 births
- 1970s
1970s
152 births
- 1980s
1980s
223 births
- 1990s
1990s
206 births
- 2000s
2000s
254 births
- 2010s
2010s
173 births
- 2020s 97
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 254 births (18% of all-time use).
How Jd compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jd's total volume
Jd by state
Where Jd concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 55 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 33 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.4% |
55 of 1,419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Jd's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (254 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jds (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Jd 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.