Boys' name · since 1994
Jedaiah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 243 babies named Jedaiah, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,946 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 243
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
243 babies have been named Jedaiah since 1994, making it today's #7946 boys' name.
Jedaiah has 243 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7946 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #11,843 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,946 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 243 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jedaiah ranks #11,843 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,946 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 243 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,946 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 243
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jedaiah's 243 recorded births place it above 73.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jedaiah compares
243 41st percentile among 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
Jedaiah's all-time total is 34% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jedaiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 243 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jedaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jedaiah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jedaiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jedaiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Jedaiah's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jedaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (47% of all-time use).
Jedaiah by state
Where Jedaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 243 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jedaiah's data
- Jedaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jedaiahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jedaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Jedaiah 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.