Recorded 1978–2020 Boys' name Peak 2017 112 births

Jebidiah — boys' name

112 babies named Jebidiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s251990s142000s192010s372020s5
2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jebidiah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jebidiah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jebidiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Jebidiah between 1978 and 2020, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jebidiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jebidiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jebidiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jebidiah 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 112 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.

Jebidiah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

112

Since 1978

43 years of records

Peak year

2017

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1978

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jebidiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1978

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2017)
10
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 2020201620102001198819801978 5

Jebidiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
37 births that decade — 33% of Jebidiah's all-time total
1970s121980s251990s142000s192010s372020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jebidiah?
112 babies have been named Jebidiah since 1978. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2017 with 10 births.
When was Jebidiah most popular?
Jebidiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Jebidiah been used?
Jebidiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 43 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jebidiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeb, Jebediah, Jebadiah, Jebb, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2020 (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.