Girls' name · since 1994

Jeda

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.

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

Jeda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 169 recorded since 1994.

Jeda has 169 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2015.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jeda's 169 recorded births place it above 70% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jeda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jeda's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jeda popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2001)
19
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
05101520 1994199720002003200620112015 6

Jeda by decade

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

2000s was Jeda's strongest decade.

112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Jeda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (66% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeda?
Jeda has been given to 169 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 19 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
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?
The SSA has tracked Jeda since 1994 -- 22 years through the most recent 2015 data.
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.

What to do with Jeda's data

  • Jeda's decade-level peak was the 2000s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- 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.

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, 1994–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jeda: Baby Name Since 1994 - 169 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeda. 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 Jeda 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.