Boys' name · since 1973
Jebediah
760 babies named Jebediah in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,445 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
760 babies have been named Jebediah since 1973, making it today's #4445 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jebediah has been recorded 760 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #4445 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #6,095 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,445 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 760 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jebediah ranks #6,095 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,445 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 760 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,445 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jebediah's 760 recorded births place it above 86.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jebediah compares
760 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Jebediah's all-time total is 106% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jebediah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 760 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jebediah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jebediah's full recorded timeline at 2000, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jebediah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jebediah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (197 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Jebediah's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jebediah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 197 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jebediah 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 Jebediah's total volume
Jebediah by state
Where Jebediah concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jebediah's data
- Jebediah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (197 total births) through the 2020s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jebediahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jebediah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Jebediah 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.