US rank #7056 Boys' name Peak 2016 296 births

Jedi — #7056 US boys' name

296 babies named Jedi in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s392010s1742020s83
#7056
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Jedi was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

32 babies were named Jedi in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jedi

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Jedi between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jedi currently holds the #7056 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jedi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jedi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jedi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jedi 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 296 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.

Jedi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

296

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2016

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,056

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jedi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
32
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152012200820042002 5

Jedi popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2021 (Jedi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2021 5

Jedi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
174 births that decade — 59% of Jedi's all-time total
2000s392010s1742020s83

Jedi by state

Where Jedi concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jedi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 8.4%
California share of Jedi's total US births 8.4%

25 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jedi?
296 babies have been named Jedi since 2002. It currently ranks #7056 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 32 births.
When was Jedi most popular?
Jedi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Jedi most popular?
The top states for the name Jedi are California (25 births).
How long has the name Jedi been used?
Jedi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jedi?
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.

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, 2002–2024 (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.