Boys' name · since 1977

Jedadia

12 babies named Jedadia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

12
total births
1977–1979
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

12 boys have been named Jedadia since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jedadia has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1979.

  • 12 total births
  • 1977–1979 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jedadia's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Jedadia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jedadia's full recorded timeline at 1979, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jedadia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19771979 7

Jedadia by decade

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

1970s was Jedadia's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Jedadia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jedadia?
Jedadia has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 7 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Jedadia most popular?
Jedadia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Jedadia been used?
The SSA has tracked Jedadia since 1977 -- 3 years through the most recent 1979 data.
What names are similar to Jedadia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jedidiah, Jed, Jedediah, Jediah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1977–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Jedadia: Baby Name Since 1977 - 12 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jedadia. 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 Jedadia 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.