Recorded 1994–2015 Girls' name Peak 2001 169 births

Jeda — girls' name

169 babies named Jeda in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s462000s1122010s11

The verdict

169 girls have been named Jeda since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

169
total births
1994–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Jeda was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jeda in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeda

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Jeda between 1994 and 2015, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jeda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeda 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 169 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.

Jeda at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

169

Since 1994

22 years of records

Peak year

2001

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1994

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jeda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1994

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2001)
19
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2015200720042001199819951994 7

Jeda by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
112 births that decade — 66% of Jeda's all-time total
1990s462000s1122010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeda?
169 babies have been named Jeda since 1994. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2001 with 19 births.
When was Jeda most popular?
Jeda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Jeda been used?
Jeda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 22 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jeda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jedidah, Jedidiah, Jedah, Jedi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2015 (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.