Boys' name · since 1977
Jedadiah
537 babies named Jedadiah 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.
- #7,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 537
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jedadiah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 537 have been recorded since 1977.
Jedadiah has 537 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2018.
- #7,560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 537 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jedadiah ranks #7,560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 537 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 537
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jedadiah's 537 recorded births place it above 83.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Jedadiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jedadiah's full recorded timeline at 1997, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jedadiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2018
- Peak year (1979)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Jedadiah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (220 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Jedadiah's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jedadiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
220 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 220 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jedadiah 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 Jedadiah's total volume
Jedadiah by state
Where Jedadiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 537 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jedadiah's data
- Jedadiah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Jedadiahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jedadiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
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, 1977–2018 (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 Jedadiah 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.