US rank #5763 Boys' name Peak 2018 233 births

Jedaiah — #5763 US boys' name

233 babies named Jedaiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s562010s1152020s57
#5763
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Jedaiah was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jedaiah in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jedaiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 233 babies named Jedaiah between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jedaiah currently holds the #5763 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jedaiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jedaiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jedaiah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jedaiah 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 233 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.

Jedaiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

233

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2018

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,763

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jedaiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520122009200620011994 5

Jedaiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 49% of Jedaiah's all-time total
1990s52000s562010s1152020s57

Jedaiah by state

Where Jedaiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jedaiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.1%
Texas share of Jedaiah's total US births 2.1%

5 of 233 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jedaiah?
233 babies have been named Jedaiah since 1994. It currently ranks #5763 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 16 births.
When was Jedaiah most popular?
Jedaiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Jedaiah most popular?
The top states for the name Jedaiah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jedaiah been used?
Jedaiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jedaiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jedidiah, Jed, Jedediah, Jedd, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.