Total births
112
Boys' name · since 1978
Jebidiah
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.
- 112
- total births
- 1978–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Jebidiah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 112 have been recorded since 1978.
Jebidiah has 112 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2020.
- 112 total births
- 1978–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
112 boys have been named Jebidiah since 1978, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 112
- total births
- 1978–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
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.
Jebidiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jebidiah's full recorded timeline at 2005, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jebidiah at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Jebidiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (2017)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jebidiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jebidiah's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jebidiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jebidiah? ▼
Since 1978, Social Security records show 112 babies named Jebidiah. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record 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.
What to do with Jebidiah's data
- Jebidiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jebidiah
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Jebb Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jebidiah: Baby Name Since 1978 - 112 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jebidiah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jebidiah 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 July 2026.