Boys' name · since 1970
Jedediah
3,298 babies named Jedediah in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,808 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,298
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jedediah currently ranks #2808 among boys' names in America, with 3,298 babies recorded since 1970.
Jedediah has 3,298 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2808 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #2,374 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,808 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,298 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jedediah ranks #2,374 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,808 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,298 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,808 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,298
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jedediah's 3,298 recorded births place it above 94.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jedediah compares
3,298 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Jedediah's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jedediah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,298 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 248 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jedediah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jedediah's full recorded timeline at 1998, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 248 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jedediah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 248
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jedediah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,048 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Jedediah's strongest decade.
1,048 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jedediah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
736 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,048 births
- 1990s 417
1990s
417 births
- 2000s 274
2000s
274 births
- 2010s
2010s
518 births
- 2020s 305
2020s
305 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,048 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jedediah 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 Jedediah's total volume
Jedediah by state
Where Jedediah concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 402 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Utah | | 172 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 90 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 68 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Oregon | | 66 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 49 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 47 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 44 | 1.3% |
402 of 3,298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Jedediah appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jedediah's data
- Jedediah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,048 total births); usage has since declined to 305 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jedediahs (402 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 Jedediah: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jedediah 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.