Boys' name · since 1953
Jedd
900 babies named Jedd in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,353 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 900
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
900 babies have been named Jedd since 1953, making it today's #8353 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jedd recorded 900 times among boys since 1953, holding rank #8353 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #5,504 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,353 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 900 born since 1953
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jedd ranks #5,504 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,353 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 900 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,353 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 900
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jedd's 900 recorded births place it above 87.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jedd compares
900 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Jedd's all-time total is 144% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jedd | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 900 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jedd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jedd's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jedd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Jedd by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (165 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Jedd's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Jedd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s
1960s
85 births
- 1970s
1970s
162 births
- 1980s
1980s
165 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 165 births (18% of all-time use).
How Jedd 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 Jedd's total volume
Jedd by state
Where Jedd concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Utah | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 900 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jedd's data
- Jedd's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (165 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jedds (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jedd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Jedd 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.