Boys' name · since 1913

Jed

Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 8,945 babies named Jed, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,292 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,997 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
8,945
born since 1913
1970s
peak decade

Jed currently ranks #1997 among boys' names in America, with 8,945 babies recorded since 1913.

Jed has 8,945 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1997 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.

  • #1,292 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,997 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 8,945 born since 1913
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jed ranks #1,292 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,997 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,945 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.

#1,292 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,997 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
8,945
born since 1913
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85.6%
Jed vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jed's 8,945 recorded births place it above 97.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

35 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jed compares

8,945 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Jed's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jed Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 8,945 369 358,536
Peak-year births 282 34 22,252

Jed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jed splits its recorded history at 1971: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 282 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jed popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
282
Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
0100200300 191319301944195819721986200020142025 76

Jed by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (1,950 births, 22% of the file).

1970s was Jed's strongest decade.

1,950 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Jed births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,950 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jed 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 Jed's total volume

Jed vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -76, 2.8%-141, 3.1%-99, 11.6%-112, 3%-137, 1.6%-69, 7.9%-146, 2.9%-54, 18.8%-26, 7.5%-53, 5.8%-61, 9.1%-51, 8.1%-108, 10%-58, 4.2%-146, 2.6%Jed-113, 3.2%Jed
Jed vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jed by state

Where Jed concentrates geographically, total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jed
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
671 7.5%
#2 New York
671 7.5%
#3 Utah
596 6.7%
#4 Texas
334 3.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
264 3.0%
#6 Minnesota
218 2.4%
#7 Wisconsin
213 2.4%
#8 Ohio
186 2.1%
California share of Jed's total US births 7.5%
Even split

671 of 8,945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Jed appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jed? ▼
8,945 babies have been named Jed since 1913. All-time, it sits at #1,292 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,997 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1978 with 282 births.
Where does Jed sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jed ranks #1,292 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,997 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jed most popular? ▼
Jed was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,950 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Jed most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Jed are California (671 births), New York (671 births), Utah (596 births).
How long has the name Jed been used? ▼
Records for Jed go back to 1913, giving 113 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jed? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jedidiah, Jedediah, Jediah, Jedd, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jed's data

  • Jed's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,950 total births); usage has since declined to 496 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jeds (671 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.

Keep exploring Jed

Nearby Names Like Jed

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jed

Jedidiah Boy
#876 9,316 births
Jedediah Boy
#2808 3,298 births
Jediah Boy
#3992 901 births
Jedd Boy
#8353 900 births
Jedadiah Boy
537 births

Compare Jed side by side: Jed vs Jedidiah Jed vs Jedediah Jed vs Jediah

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Ori #1999
1,619 births · Peak 2024
Theodor #1994
2,216 births · Peak 2022
Hashim #2000
1,984 births · Peak 2016
Buck #1993
6,610 births · Peak 1919
Abubakr #2001
813 births · Peak 2024

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–2025 (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 Jed 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.