Boys' name · since 1974
Jediah
Jediah has 901 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,992 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jediah currently ranks #3992 among boys' names in America, with 901 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Jediah recorded 901 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #3992 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #5,496 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,992 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 901 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jediah ranks #5,496 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,992 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 901 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,992 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jediah's 901 recorded births place it above 87.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jediah compares
901 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
Jediah's all-time total is 144% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jediah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 901 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jediah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jediah splits its recorded history at 2003: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jediah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jediah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (357 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Jediah's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jediah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
233 births
- 2010s
2010s
357 births
- 2020s
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 357 births (40% of all-time use).
How Jediah 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 Jediah's total volume
Jediah by state
Where Jediah concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 49 | 5.4% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.6% |
49 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jediah's data
- Jediah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (357 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jediahs (49 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 Jediah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Jediah 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.