Boys' name · since 1977
Jebadiah
181 babies named Jebadiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 181
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
181 boys have been named Jebadiah since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jebadiah recorded 181 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2016.
- #13,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 181 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jebadiah ranks #13,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 181 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 181
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jebadiah's 181 recorded births place it above 70.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jebadiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jebadiah's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jebadiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2016
- Peak year (1978)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jebadiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Jebadiah's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jebadiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Jebadiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2010s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jebadiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1977–2016 (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 Jebadiah 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.